Sec. 507.013. RULES; FEES. (a) The commission may adopt rules and administrative procedures reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The commission by rule may authorize the collection of annual fees from facility operators for the filing of tier two forms required by this chapter. Except as provided by Subsection (d), fees may be used only to fund activities under this chapter. The fee may not exceed:
(1) $50 for each required submission having no more than 75 hazardous chemicals or hazardous chemical categories; or
(2) $100 for each required submission having more than 75 hazardous chemicals or chemical categories.
(c) To minimize the fees, the commission by rule shall provide for consolidated filings of multiple tier two forms for facility operators covered by Subsection (b) if each of the tier two forms contains fewer than 25 items.
(d) The commission may use up to 20 percent of the fees collected under this section as grants to local emergency planning committees to assist them to fulfill their responsibilities under EPCRA.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 528, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1328, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 942), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle D - Hazardous Substances
Chapter 507 - Nonmanufacturing Facilities Community Right-to-Know Act
Section 507.002. Findings; Purpose
Section 507.003. Federal Laws and Regulations
Section 507.005. Applicability of Chapter
Section 507.006. Facility Chemical List
Section 507.0061. Reporting for Facilities Storing Ammonium Nitrate Used in Fertilizer
Section 507.007. Emergency Planning Information
Section 507.008. Complaints and Investigations