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TX Health & Safety Code § 367.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 367 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research|Section 367.007. Administration

Sec. 367.007.  ADMINISTRATION.  (a)   The commission may accept grants and donations from other sources to supplement the fees collected under Section 367.010.  Grants and donations shall be deposited to the credit of the water resource management account and may be disbursed as the commission directs and in accordance with Section 367.008.(b)  Administrative and facilities support costs are payable from the water resources management account.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.041, eff. Dec. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.118, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 8.03, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 367.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 367 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research|Section 367.008. Award of Competitive Grants

Sec. 367.008.  AWARD OF COMPETITIVE GRANTS.  (a)  The commission shall establish procedures for awarding competitive grants and disbursing grant money.(b)  The commission shall award competitive grants to  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.(c)  The commission shall seek the advice of relevant experts when choosing research topics and awarding grants under this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.042, eff. Dec. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 8.04, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 2771), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 367.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 367 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research|Section 367.009. Appropriations

Sec. 367.009.  APPROPRIATIONS.  Money collected and appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be disbursed as the commission directs and in accordance with Section 367.008.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 8.05, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 367.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 367 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research|Section 367.010. Fees

Sec. 367.010.  FEES.  (a)  The commission and each county, municipality, public health department, and river authority shall collect a $10 fee for each on-site wastewater treatment permit application processed.(b)  A county, municipality, public health department, or river authority that collects a fee shall forward the fee to the commission.(c)  The commission shall enforce the collection and forwarding of the fee.(d)  The fee proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the water resources management account and may be used only for the purposes of Sections 367.007 and 367.008.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.119, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 27 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 8.06, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 867 (H.B. 2771), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 369.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 369 - Plastic Containers|Section 369.001. Definitions

Sec. 369.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(2)  "Plastic" means a material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.(3)  "Plastic bottle" means a plastic container that:(A)  has a neck smaller than the body of the container;(B)  is designed for a screw top, snap cap, or other closure;  and(C)  has a capacity of not less than 16 fluid ounces or more than five gallons.(4)  "Rigid plastic container" means a formed or molded container, other than a plastic bottle, that:(A)  is intended for single use;(B)  is composed predominantly of plastic resin;(C)  has a relatively inflexible finite shape or form;  and(D)  has a capacity of not less than eight ounces or more than five gallons.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 131, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.043, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.120, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 369.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 369 - Plastic Containers|Section 369.002. Symbols for Certain Plastic Containers

Sec. 369.002.  SYMBOLS FOR CERTAIN PLASTIC CONTAINERS.  (a)  A person may not manufacture or distribute a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the appropriate symbol indicating the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container is molded into or imprinted on the bottom or near the bottom of the bottle or container.(b)  A plastic bottle or rigid plastic container with a base cup or other component of a material different from the basic material used in making the bottle or container shall bear the symbol indicating its basic material.(c)  The symbols used under this section must consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and of letters placed below the triangle of arrows.  The triangle must be equilateral, formed by three arrows with the apex of each point of the triangle at the midpoint of each arrow, rounded with a short radius.  The arrowhead of each arrow must be at the midpoint of each side of the triangle with a short gap separating the arrowhead from the base of the adjacent arrow.  The triangle formed by the arrows must depict a clockwise path around the number.(d)  The numbers, letters of the symbols, and the plastic resins represented by the symbols are:(1)  1 and PETE, representing polyethylene terephthalate;(2)  2 and HDPE, representing high density polyethylene;(3)  3 and V, representing vinyl;(4)  4 and LDPE, representing low density polyethylene;(5)  5 and PP, representing polypropylene;(6)  6 and PS, representing polystyrene;  and(7)  7 and OTHER, representing all other resins, including layered plastics of a combination of materials.(e)  The commission may approve the use of another nationally or internationally recognized label coding system for special-purpose plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers which are components of motor vehicles in place of the symbols described by Subsections (c) and (d).(f)  The commission shall:(1)  maintain a list of the symbols;  and(2)  provide a copy of that list to any person on request.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 131, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. May 7, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.121, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 369.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 369 - Plastic Containers|Section 369.003. Penalty

Sec. 369.003.  PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates Section 369.002(a) or (b) is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each act of violation.(b)  If it appears that a person has violated or is violating Section 369.002, the attorney general or a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of this state to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.(c)  A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited:(1)  in the state treasury if the attorney general brings the suit;  or(2)  in the general fund of the county in which the violation occurred if a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney brings the suit.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 131, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 370.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 370 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting|Section 370.001. Short Title

Sec. 370.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Act.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 370.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 370 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting|Section 370.002. Definitions

Sec. 370.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Administrator" means the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(3)  "Environment" means water, air, and land and the interrelationship that exists among and between water, air, and land and all living things.(4)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(5)  "Facility" means all buildings, equipment, structures, and other stationary items that are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites and are owned or operated by the same person or by any person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that person.(6)  "Manufacture" means to produce, prepare, import, or compound a toxic chemical.(7)  "Person" means an individual, trust, firm, joint-stock company, corporation, including a government corporation, partnership, association, state, commission, municipality or other political subdivision of a state, or interstate body.(8)  "Process" means to prepare a toxic chemical, after its manufacture, for distribution in commerce:(A)  in the same form or physical state as, or in a different form or physical state from, the form in which the chemical was received by the person preparing the chemical;  or(B)  as part of an article containing the toxic chemical.(9)  "Release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or otherwise disposing into the environment any toxic chemical.  The term includes the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles of any toxic chemical.(10)  "Threshold amount" means the amount established by the administrator under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.).(11)  "Toxic chemical" means a chemical designated as a toxic chemical by the administrator under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.).(12)  "Toxic chemical release form" means the form published by the administrator under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.044, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 370.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 370 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting|Section 370.003. Toxic Chemical Release Form Required of Certain Facilities

Sec. 370.003.  TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE FORM REQUIRED OF CERTAIN FACILITIES.  (a)  The owner or operator of a facility shall submit a toxic chemical release form to the executive director if the facility:(1)  has 10 or more full-time employees and a standard industrial classification code between 20 and 39 that was in effect on July 1, 1985, or has been designated as a facility subject to these requirements by the administrator;  and(2)  manufactured, processed, or otherwise used a toxic chemical in excess of the threshold amount during the calendar year for which a toxic chemical release form is required.(b)  The owner or operator of a facility subject to Subsection (a) shall submit a toxic chemical release form for each toxic chemical manufactured, processed, or otherwise used at the facility during the preceding calendar year in a quantity exceeding the threshold amount.(c)  The form shall be submitted not later than July 1 of each year and must contain data that reflect each release that occurred during the preceding calendar year.  The administrator may modify the frequency with which a report must be submitted under this section as provided under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 370.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 370 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting|Section 370.004. Threshold Amounts for Reporting

Sec. 370.004.  THRESHOLD AMOUNTS FOR REPORTING.  (a)  The threshold amounts for purposes of reporting a toxic chemical under Section 370.003 are as follows:(1)  for a toxic chemical used, but not manufactured or processed, at a facility, 10,000 pounds of the toxic chemical used at the facility during the preceding calendar year;  or(2)  for a toxic chemical manufactured or processed at a facility, 25,000 pounds of the toxic chemical manufactured or processed at the facility during the preceding calendar year.(b)  The administrator may establish a threshold amount for a toxic chemical different from the amount established under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 370.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 370 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting|Section 370.005. Use of Available Data

Sec. 370.005.  USE OF AVAILABLE DATA.  (a)  To provide the information required on the toxic chemical release form, the owner or operator of a facility may use:(1)  readily available data, including monitoring data, collected under other law;  or(2)  reasonable estimates of the amounts involved if data under Subdivision (1) are not readily available.(b)  This section does not require monitoring or measurement of the quantities, concentration, or frequency of a toxic chemical released into the environment beyond the monitoring and measurement required under other law or regulation.(c)  To ensure consistency, data must be expressed in common units, as designated by the administrator.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 370.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 370 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting|Section 370.006. Public Availability of Toxic Chemical Release Form

Sec. 370.006.  PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE FORM.  (a)  A toxic chemical release form required under this chapter is intended to provide information to the public, including federal, state, and local governments and citizens of the communities surrounding a facility covered under Section 370.003.(b)  A toxic chemical release form shall be made available in a manner consistent with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.) and Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(88), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 370.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 370 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting|Section 370.007. Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Funds

Sec. 370.007.  TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING FUNDS.  (a)  Toxic chemical release reporting funds consist of money collected by the commission from:(1)  fees imposed on owners and operators of facilities required to submit a toxic chemical release form;  and(2)  penalties imposed under this chapter.(b)  The commission may use the money collected under this chapter to pay for:(1)  costs incurred by the commission in implementing this chapter;  and(2)  other commission activities necessary to implement the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1.06, eff. June 11, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 370.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 370 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting|Section 370.008. Disposition of Fees

Sec. 370.008.  DISPOSITION OF FEES.  (a)  The owner or operator of a facility required to submit a toxic chemical release form under this chapter shall pay, at the time of the submission, a fee of $25 for each toxic chemical release form submitted.(b)  The maximum fee for a facility may not exceed $250.(c)  The commission by rule may increase or decrease the toxic chemical release form reporting fee as necessary.(d)  Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the waste management account.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 132, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1.06, eff. June 11, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 372.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 372 - Environmental Performance Standards for Plumbing Fixtures|Section 372.001. Definitions

Sec. 372.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commercial prerinse spray valve" means a handheld device that is designed and marketed for use with commercial dishwashing and ware washing equipment and that is used to spray water on dishes, flatware, and other food service items to remove food residue before the items are cleaned in a dishwasher or ware washer or by hand.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(3)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.(4)  "Plumbing fixture" means a device that receives water, waste, or both and discharges the water, waste, or both into a drainage system.  The term includes a kitchen sink, utility sink, lavatory, bidet, bathtub, shower, urinal, toilet, or drinking water fountain.(5)  "Plumbing fixture fitting" means a device that controls and directs the flow of water.  The term includes a sink faucet, lavatory faucet, shower head, or bath filler.(6)  "Pressurized flushing device" means a device that contains a valve that:(A)  is attached to a pressurized water supply pipe that is of sufficient size to deliver water at the necessary rate of flow to ensure flushing when the valve is open; and(B)  opens on actuation to allow water to flow into the fixture at a rate and in a quantity necessary for the proper operation of the fixture and gradually closes to avoid water hammer.(7)  "Toilet" means a water closet.(8)  "Water closet" means a plumbing fixture that has a water-containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body waste and, on actuation, conveys the waste through an exposed integral trap seal into a drainage system.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 293, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Renumbered from Sec. 421.001 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.047, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.048, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.133, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1117 (H.B. 2428), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (H.B. 2667), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 372.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 372 - Environmental Performance Standards for Plumbing Fixtures|Section 372.0025. Exception: Action by Municipality or County

Sec. 372.0025.  EXCEPTION: ACTION BY MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY.  The governing body of a municipality or county by ordinance or order may allow the sale in the municipality or county of a urinal or toilet that does not comply with Section 372.002(b)(4) or (6), respectively, if the governing body finds that to flush a public sewer system located in the municipality or county in a manner consistent with public health, a greater quantity of water is required because of the configuration of the drainage systems of buildings located in the municipality or county or the public sewer system.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (H.B. 2667), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|