S.B. No. 1105
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the abolishment of the used oil recycling account,
  deposits of used oil recycling fees, and use of the water resource
  management account.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 371.0245(e), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  Reimbursements made under this section shall be paid out
  of the water resource management account [used oil recycling
  account] and may not exceed an aggregate amount of $500,000 each
  fiscal year.
         SECTION 2.  Section 371.0246(d), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  All claims for reimbursement filed under this section
  and Section 371.0245 are subject to funds available for
  disbursement in the water resource management account [used oil
  recycling account] and to Section 371.0245(e).  This subchapter
  does not create an entitlement to money in the water resource
  management account [used oil recycling account] or any other fund.
         SECTION 3.  The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 371, Health
  and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER D.  USED OIL RECYCLING [ACCOUNT;] FEES
         SECTION 4.  Section 371.061, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 371.061.  DEPOSIT OF FEES; USE OF FEE REVENUE [USED OIL
  RECYCLING ACCOUNT].  (a)  [The used oil recycling account is in the
  state treasury.
         [(b)]  The following amounts shall be deposited to the water
  resource management account [consists of]:
               (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 [(c)  The] commission may
  use money in that [the] account [only] 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.
         [(d)     The account is exempt from the application of Section
  403.095, Government Code.
         [(e)     For the purpose of consolidating appropriations, the
  commission may transfer any amount authorized under Subsection
  (c)(4) or by legislative appropriation to the waste management
  account subject to the limitations and requirements of this
  chapter.]
         SECTION 5.  Section 371.062(l), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (l)  The comptroller may deduct a percentage of the fees
  collected under this section in an amount sufficient to pay the
  reasonable and necessary costs of administering and enforcing this
  section.  The comptroller shall credit the amount deducted to the
  general revenue fund.  The balance of fees and all penalties and
  interest collected under this section shall be deposited to the
  credit of the water resource management account [used oil recycling
  account].
         SECTION 6.  Section 5.701(q), Water Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (q)  Notwithstanding any other law, fees collected for
  deposit to the water resource management account under the
  following statutes may be appropriated and used to protect water
  resources in this state, including assessment of water quality,
  reasonably related to the activities of any of the persons required
  to pay a fee under:
               (1)  Subsections (b) and (c), to the extent those fees
  are collected in connection with water use or water quality
  permits;
               (2)  Subsections (h)-(l);
               (3)  Section 11.138(g);
               (4)  Section 11.145;
               (5)  Section 26.0135(h);
               (6)  Sections 26.0291, 26.044, and 26.0461; or
               (7)  Sections 341.041, 366.058, [and] 366.059,
  371.024, 371.026, and 371.062, Health and Safety Code.
         SECTION 7.  On September 1, 2017, money remaining in the used
  oil recycling account is transferred to the water resource
  management account, and the used oil recycling account is
  abolished.
         SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1105 passed the Senate on
  April 19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1105 passed the House on
  May 22, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor