Tex. Water Code § 26.3444
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 26.3444, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 26.3444. CERTIFICATION FEE.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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