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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a registration fee for manufacturers of certain |
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equipment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 361.962, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.962. FEES [NOT AUTHORIZED]. (a) The commission |
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shall impose an annual registration fee of $5,000 on each |
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manufacturer whose volume of sales of any type of equipment to which |
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this subchapter applies in a calendar year exceeds one percent of |
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the market share in this state. A manufacturer shall pay the |
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registration fee on or before March 31. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), this [This] |
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subchapter does not authorize the commission to impose a fee, |
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including a recycling fee or registration fee, on a consumer, |
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manufacturer, retailer, or person who recycles or reuses computer |
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equipment. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality shall adopt any rules required to implement the changes in |
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law made by Section 361.962, Health and Safety Code, as amended by |
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this Act, not later than May 1, 2010. |
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(b) The registration fee required by Section 361.962, |
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Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, is not due for the |
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first time before March 31, 2011. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |