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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to water well drillers and pump installers; authorizing |
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fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1901.152, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1901.152. LICENSE APPLICATION[; EXAMINATION FEE]. |
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[(a)] An applicant [application] for a license must submit to the |
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department [contain]: |
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(1) an application that includes: |
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(A) the applicant's name; |
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(B) [(2)] the applicant's business address; |
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(C) [(3)] the applicant's permanent mailing |
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address; and |
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(D) [(4)] any other relevant information |
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required by the department; and[.] |
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(2) [(b) An applicant must pay to the department] an |
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application [examination] fee [at the time the application is
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submitted]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 1901, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1901.153 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1901.153. APPRENTICE DRILLER PROGRAM. The commission |
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by rule shall establish an apprentice driller program. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1901.201, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1901.201. [FREQUENCY OF] EXAMINATION. [(a)] The |
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department shall offer examinations for a license under this |
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chapter [at least once each year]. |
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[(b)
The department shall offer examinations more
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frequently if more than 10 persons petition for an additional
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examination.] |
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SECTION 4. Section 1901.251(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date of the |
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completion or cessation of drilling, deepening, or otherwise |
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altering the well, the driller shall deliver, [or] send by first |
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class [certified] mail, or provide electronically a copy of the |
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well log to: |
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(1) the department; |
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(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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[Natural Resource Conservation Commission]; and |
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(3) the owner of the well or the person for whom the |
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well was drilled. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter D, Chapter 1902, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1902.153 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1902.153. APPRENTICE PUMP INSTALLER PROGRAM. The |
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commission by rule shall establish an apprentice pump installer |
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program. |
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SECTION 6. Section 1902.201, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1902.201. [FREQUENCY OF] EXAMINATION. [(a)] The |
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department shall offer examinations for a license under this |
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chapter [at least once each month]. |
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[(b)
The department shall offer examinations more
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frequently if more than 10 persons petition for an additional
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examination.] |
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SECTION 7. Not later than December 1, 2015, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules to |
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implement the changes in law made by this Act to Chapters 1901 and |
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1902, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 8. The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation |
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may not require a person to hold a license or license specialty |
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endorsement as an apprentice driller or apprentice pump installer |
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under Sections 1901.153 and 1902.153, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, before June 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |