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AN ACT
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relating to certain county and public health district fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.012(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The [Except as provided by Subsection (f), the] fee |
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charged by a county or public health district for issuing or |
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renewing a permit may not exceed the amount necessary to recover the |
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county's or district's cost under Subsection (d) [$150]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 437.0123(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A county or public health district that requires payment |
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of a fee under Subsection (a) shall set the fee in an amount that |
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does not exceed the amount necessary [allows the county or
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district] to recover [at least 50 percent of] the annual |
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expenditures by the county or district for: |
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(1) reviewing and acting on a permit; |
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(2) amending and renewing a permit; [and] |
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(3) inspecting a facility as provided by this chapter |
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and rules adopted under this chapter; and |
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(4) otherwise administering this chapter and rules |
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adopted under this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 437.0124 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.0124. COUNTY AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT FEE |
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SCHEDULE. A county or public health district shall establish a fee |
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schedule for any fees collected under this chapter and revise the |
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fee schedule as necessary. |
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SECTION 4. The following laws are repealed: |
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(1) Sections 437.012(g) and (h), Health and Safety |
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Code; and |
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(2) Section 437.0123(c), Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2755 was passed by the House on April |
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16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 10, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2755 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |