Sec. 371.061. DEPOSIT OF FEES; USE OF FEE REVENUE. (a) The following amounts shall be deposited to the water resource management account:
(1) fees collected under Sections 371.024, 371.026, and 371.062;
(2) interest and penalties imposed under this chapter for late payment of fees, failure to file a report, or other violations of this chapter; and
(3) gifts, grants, donations, or other financial assistance the commission is authorized to receive under Section 371.027.
(b) In addition to other authorized uses of money in the water resource management account, the commission may use money in that account for purposes authorized by this chapter, including:
(1) public education regarding used oil recycling;
(2) grants to public and private do-it-yourselfer used oil collection centers and used oil collection centers;
(3) registration of do-it-yourselfer used oil collection centers, used oil collection centers, and used oil handlers other than generators; and
(4) administrative costs of implementing this chapter.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 4.06, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.131, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 887, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 733 (S.B. 1105), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.