By:  Davis of Dallas                                              H.B. No. 1754



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a preconstruction termite treatment fee program.                  
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 1951.002, Occupations Code, is amended 
by adding Subdivision (17) to read as follows:
		(17)  "Preconstruction termite treatment" means the 
treatment of soil with a liquid termiticide, installation of a 
physical or chemical barrier, installation of a baiting system, or 
on-site treatment of wooden structural members of a structure 
before or during initial building construction, remodeling, or 
addition for the prevention of subterranean termites, including 
Formosan termites.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter H, Chapter 1951, Occupations Code, is 
amended by adding Section 1951.354 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1951.354.  PRECONSTRUCTION TERMITE TREATMENT FEE.  The 
board shall charge a fee of not less than $10 or more than $20, as 
determined by the board, payable before treatment commences for 
each preconstruction termite treatment performed by a business 
licensed by the board.  For purposes of this section, only one fee 
shall be collected for treatment for a single building even though 
treatment may occur on more than one day.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.  The 
Texas Structural Pest Control Board shall adopt standards relating 
to collection of fees and administration of this Act not later than 
October 1, 2003.