85R2656 SLB-F     By: Walle H.B. No. 2376       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the fee collected for an on-site wastewater treatment   permit application.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 367.008(b), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  The commission shall [may] award competitive grants   to[:                [(1)]  support applied research and demonstration   projects by accredited colleges and universities in this state, by   other governmental entities, or by acceptable public or private   research centers regarding on-site wastewater treatment technology   and systems applicable to this state that are directed toward   improving the quality of wastewater treatment and reducing the cost   of providing wastewater treatment to consumers, including   wastewater reuse [; and                [(2)     enhance technology transfer regarding on-site   wastewater treatment by using educational courses, seminars,   symposia, publications, and other forms of information   dissemination].          SECTION 2.  Section 367.010(d), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  The fee proceeds may be used only for the purposes of   Section 367.008 [shall be deposited to the credit of the water   resources management account].          SECTION 3.  Section 5.701(p), Water Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (p)  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)  Subsection (b), to the extent those fees are paid   by water districts, and Subsections (e), (f), and (n); or                (2)  Section 54.037(c) [; or                [(3)  Section 367.010, Health and Safety Code].          SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an application for an on-site wastewater treatment permit received   by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the   effective date of this Act. An application received before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the application was received, and the former law is continued   in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.