Texas Statutes
Subchapter I. Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks
Section 26.3444. Certification Fee

Sec. 26.3444. CERTIFICATION FEE. (a) The commission by rule shall establish fees in amounts sufficient to recover the reasonable costs to:
(1) implement a registration program for affected facilities;
(2) review initial and ten-year certifications;
(3) amend certifications;
(4) inspect certified facilities; and
(5) enforce compliance with applicable standards of Section 26.3442 and rules and orders adopted under those subsections.
(b) The certification fee under Subsection (a) shall be deposited to the credit of an account to be named the Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels Program Account.
(c) The commission may use the money in the Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels Program Account to pay:
(1) necessary expenses associated with the administration of the Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels Program; and
(2) expenses associated with the review and amendment of certifications, inspection of certified facilities, and enforcement of the applicable standards of Section 26.3442 and the rules and orders adopted by the Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels Program.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 428 (S.B. 900), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Water Code

Title 2 - Water Administration

Subtitle D - Water Quality Control

Chapter 26 - Water Quality Control

Subchapter I. Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks

Section 26.341. Purpose

Section 26.342. Definitions

Section 26.343. Regulated Substances

Section 26.344. Exemptions

Section 26.3441. Aboveground Storage Tanks

Section 26.3442. Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels

Section 26.3443. Certain Commission Exemptions and Rules; Amendments and Alternative Standards

Section 26.3444. Certification Fee

Section 26.345. Administrative Provisions

Section 26.346. Registration Requirements

Section 26.3465. Failure or Refusal to Provide Proof of Registration or Certification of Compliance

Section 26.3467. Duty to Ensure Certification of Tank Before Delivery

Section 26.347. Tank Standards

Section 26.3475. Release Detection Requirements; Spill and Overfill Prevention; Corrosion Protection; Notice of Violation; Shutdown

Section 26.3476. Secondary Containment Required for Tanks Located Over Certain Aquifers

Section 26.348. Leak Detection and Record Maintenance

Section 26.349. Reporting of Releases and Corrective Action

Section 26.350. Tank Closure Requirements

Section 26.351. Corrective Action

Section 26.3511. Corrective Action by the Commission

Section 26.3512. Owner or Operator Responsibility; Limitations on Account Payments for Corrective Action

Section 26.3513. Liability and Costs: Multiple Owners and Operators

Section 26.3514. Limits on Liability of Lender

Section 26.3515. Limits on Liability of Corporate Fiduciary

Section 26.3516. Limits on Liability of Taxing Unit

Section 26.352. Financial Responsibility

Section 26.354. Emergency Orders

Section 26.355. Recovery of Costs

Section 26.356. Inspections, Monitoring, and Testing

Section 26.357. Standards and Rules

Section 26.3571. Eligible Owner or Operator

Section 26.3572. Groundwater Protection Cleanup Program

Section 26.3573. Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation Account

Section 26.35731. Consideration and Processing of Applications for Reimbursement

Section 26.35735. Claims Audit

Section 26.3574. Fee on Delivery of Certain Petroleum Products

Section 26.358. Collection, Use, and Disposition of Storage Tank Fees and Other Revenues

Section 26.359. Local Regulation or Ordinance

Section 26.360. Privatization of Program

Section 26.361. Expiration of Reimbursement Program

Section 26.362. Suit to Test Validity of Closure Letter

Section 26.363. Reliance on Closure Letter

Section 26.364. Registration of Persons Who Contract to Perform Corrective Action

Section 26.365. Registration of Geoscientists Who Contract to Perform Corrective Action

Section 26.366. Licensure of Persons Who Supervise Corrective Actions

Section 26.367. Licensure of Geoscientists Who Supervise Corrective Actions