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TX Water Code § 37.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.002. Rules

Sec. 37.002.  RULES.  The commission shall adopt any rules necessary to:(1)  establish occupational licenses and registrations prescribed by Sections 26.0301, 26.3573, 26.452, and 26.456 of this code, Sections 341.033, 341.034, 361.027, and 366.071, Health and Safety Code, and Section 1903.251, Occupations Code;(2)  establish classes and terms of occupational licenses and registrations;  and(3)  administer the provisions of this chapter and other laws governing occupational licenses and registrations under the commission's jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.848, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 37.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.003. License or Registration Required

Sec. 37.003.  LICENSE OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED.  A person may not engage in a business, occupation, or profession described by Section 26.0301, 26.3573, 26.452, or 26.456 of this code, Section 341.033, 341.034, 361.027, 366.014, or 366.071, Health and Safety Code, or Section 1903.251, Occupations Code, unless the person holds the appropriate license or registration issued by the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.848, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 37.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.004. Qualifications

Sec. 37.004.  QUALIFICATIONS.  The commission may establish qualifications for each license and registration issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.005. Issuance and Denial of Licenses and Registrations

Sec. 37.005.  ISSUANCE AND DENIAL OF LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS.  (a)  The commission shall establish requirements and uniform procedures for issuing licenses and registrations under this chapter.(b)  The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license or registration for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a license or registration issued by another state that has requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.(c)  After notice and hearing, the commission may deny an application for a license or registration by an applicant who:(1)  has a record in the preceding five years of continuing violations of statutes or rules adopted under those statutes;(2)  has engaged in fraud or deceit in obtaining or applying for a license or registration;(3)  has demonstrated gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the performance of activities authorized by a license or registration;(4)  made an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of fact in information required to be maintained or submitted to the commission by the license or registration holder;(5)  failed to keep and transmit records as required by a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute;  or(6)  at the time the application is submitted, is indebted to the state for a fee, penalty, or tax imposed by a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.006. Renewal of License or Registration

Sec. 37.006.  RENEWAL OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.  (a)  The commission shall establish requirements and uniform procedures for renewing licenses and registrations.(b)  The commission by rule may adopt a system under which licenses or registrations expire on various dates during the year.  For the year in which the license or registration expiration date is changed, the commission shall prorate fees on a monthly basis so that each license or registration holder pays only that portion of the fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license or registration is valid.  On renewal of the license or registration on the new expiration date, the total renewal fee is payable.(c)  Not later than the 60th day before the date a person's license or registration is scheduled to expire, the commission shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of the commission.(d)  A person may renew an unexpired license or registration by submitting an application accompanied by the required renewal fee.(e)  A person whose license or registration has expired may not engage in activities that require a license or registration until the license or registration is renewed.(f)  A person whose license or registration has been expired for 30 days or less may apply for renewal of the license or registration by paying to the commission a renewal fee in an amount prescribed by commission rule not to exceed 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.(g)  A person whose license or registration has been expired for more than 30 days may not renew the license or registration.  The person may obtain a new license or registration by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license or registration.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.007. Licensing Examinations

Sec. 37.007.  LICENSING EXAMINATIONS.  (a)  The commission shall prescribe the content of licensing examinations.  Examinations shall be based on laws, rules, job duties, and standards relating to licenses issued by the commission.(b)  The commission shall determine the location and frequency of examinations.(c)  Not later than the 45th day after the date a person takes a licensing examination under this chapter, the commission shall notify the person of the results of the examination.(d)  If requested in writing by a person who fails a licensing examination administered under this chapter, the commission, within a reasonable time, shall provide the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.  The commission shall ensure that an examination analysis does not compromise the fair and impartial administration of future examinations.(e)  The commission shall ensure that an otherwise qualified person with a physical, mental, or developmental disability is provided with a reasonable opportunity to take a licensing examination.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.008. Training; Continuing Education

Sec. 37.008.  TRAINING;  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  (a)  The commission shall approve training programs necessary to qualify for or renew a license.(b)  The commission shall establish and make available to the public uniform procedures for approving training to qualify for or renew a license.(c)  The commission may recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for license holders, including continuing education programs made available through the Internet.(d)  The commission by rule shall provide a method for a person who holds a license prescribed by Section 26.0301 of this code or Section 341.033 or 341.034, Health and Safety Code, to certify at the time the license is renewed that the license holder has complied with the commission's continuing education requirements.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 149 (H.B. 965), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 37.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.009. Fees

Sec. 37.009.  FEES.  (a)  The commission shall establish and collect fees to cover the cost of administering and enforcing this chapter and licenses and registrations issued under this chapter.(b)  Fees paid to the commission under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the commission occupational licensing account.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.010. Advertising

Sec. 37.010.  ADVERTISING.  (a)  The commission may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license or registration holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.(b)  In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the commission may not include a rule that restricts:(1)  the use of any medium for advertising;(2)  the use of a license or registration holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;(3)  the use or duration of an advertisement by the license or registration holder;  or(4)  the license or registration holder's advertisement under a trade name.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.011. Complaints

Sec. 37.011.  COMPLAINTS.  The commission shall prepare and make available to the public information describing the procedures by which a person may submit licensing and registration complaints to the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.012. Compliance Information

Sec. 37.012.  COMPLIANCE INFORMATION.  In administering this chapter, the commission may require a person to provide information about other occupational licenses and registrations held by the person, including:(1)  the state in which the license or registration was issued;(2)  the current status of the license or registration;  and(3)  whether the license or registration was ever denied, suspended, revoked, surrendered, or withdrawn.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.013. Practice of Occupation

Sec. 37.013.  PRACTICE OF OCCUPATION.  A license or registration holder must engage in the business, occupation, or profession governed by the license or registration according to applicable laws and commission rules and orders.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.014. Roster of License Holders and Registrants

Sec. 37.014.  ROSTER OF LICENSE HOLDERS AND REGISTRANTS.  The commission shall maintain and make available to the public an official roster of persons who hold licenses and registrations issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 37.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle F - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Chapter 37 - Occupational Licensing and Registration|Section 37.015. Power to Contract

Sec. 37.015.  POWER TO CONTRACT.  The commission may contract with persons to provide services required by this chapter.  The commission may authorize contractors to collect reasonable fees for the services provided.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 49.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 49.001. Definitions

Sec. 49.001.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  As used in this chapter:(1)  "District" means any district or authority created by authority of either Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, regardless of how created.  The term "district" shall not include any navigation district or port authority created under general or special law, any conservation and reclamation district created pursuant to Chapter 62, Acts of the 52nd Legislature, 1951 (Article 8280-141, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or any conservation and reclamation district governed by Chapter 36 unless a special law creating the district or amending the law creating the district states that this chapter applies to that district.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(3)  "Board" means the governing body of a district.(4)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.(5)  "Water supply corporation" means a nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation created or operating under Chapter 67.(6)  "Director" means either a supervisor or director appointed or elected to the board.(7)  "Municipal solid waste" has the same meaning assigned by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code.(8)  "Special water authority" means a river authority as that term is defined in Section 30.003, or a district created by a special Act of the legislature that:(A)  is a provider of water or wastewater service to two or more municipalities;  and(B)  is governed by a board of directors appointed or designated in whole or in part by the governor, the Texas Water Development Board, or municipalities within its service area.(9)  "Potable water" means water that has been treated for public drinking water supply purposes.(10)  "District facility" means tangible real and personal property of the district, including any plant, equipment, means, recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, or instrumentality owned, leased, operated, used, controlled, furnished, or supplied for, by, or in connection with the business or operations of a district.  The term specifically includes a reservoir or easement of a district.(b)  These definitions are for use in this chapter only and have no effect on any other statute or code unless specifically referenced by that statute or code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.66, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 1.|
TX Water Code § 49.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 49.002. Applicability

Sec. 49.002.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies to all general and special law districts to the extent that the provisions of this chapter do not directly conflict with a provision in any other chapter of this code or any Act creating or affecting a special law district.  In the event of such conflict, the specific provisions in such other chapter or Act shall control.(b)  This chapter does not apply to a district governed by Chapter 36 unless a special law creating the district or amending the law creating the district states that this chapter applies to that district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 49.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 49.003. Penalty

Sec. 49.003.  PENALTY.  A district that fails to comply with the filing provisions of this code may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $100 per day for each day the district wilfully continues to violate these provisions after receipt of written notice of violation from the executive director by certified mail, return receipt requested.  The state may sue to recover the penalty.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 49.004. Penalty for Violation of District Rules

Sec. 49.004.  PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF DISTRICT RULES.  (a)  The board may set reasonable civil penalties for the breach of any rule of the district that shall not exceed the jurisdiction of a justice court as provided by Section 27.031, Government Code.(b)  A penalty under this section is in addition to any other penalty provided by the law of this state and may be enforced by complaints filed in the appropriate court of jurisdiction in the county in which the district's principal office or meeting place is located.(c)  If the district prevails in any suit to enforce its rules, it may, in the same action, recover reasonable fees for attorneys, expert witnesses, and other costs incurred by the district before the court.  The amount of the attorney's fees shall be fixed by the court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter B. Creation|Section 49.010. Order or Act Creating District

Sec. 49.010.  ORDER OR ACT CREATING DISTRICT.  Within 60 days after the date a district is created, the district shall file with the executive director a certified copy of the order or legislative Act creating the district or authorizing its creation, unless the district was created by order of the commission.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter B. Creation|Section 49.011. Notice Applicable to Creation of a District by the Commission

Sec. 49.011.  NOTICE APPLICABLE TO CREATION OF A DISTRICT BY THE COMMISSION.  (a)  On receipt by the commission of all required documentation associated with an application for creation of a district by the commission under Chapter 36, 50, 51, 54, 55, 58, 65, or 66, the commission shall issue a notice indicating that the application is administratively complete.(b)  The commission by rule shall establish a procedure for public notice and hearing of applications.  The rules must require an applicant to publish the notice issued by the commission under Subsection (a) once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper regularly published or circulated in the county where the district is proposed to be located not later than the 30th day before the date on which the commission may act on the application.(c)  The commission may act on an application without holding a public hearing if a public hearing is not requested by the commission, the executive director, or an affected person in the manner prescribed by commission rule during the 30 days following the final publication of notice under Subsection (b).(d)  If the commission determines that a public hearing is necessary, the commission shall advise all parties of the time and place of the hearing.  The commission is not required to provide public notice of a hearing under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 49.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 49.051. Board of Directors

Sec. 49.051.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  A district shall be governed by its board, the number of which is otherwise provided by law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 49.053. Quorum

Sec. 49.053.  QUORUM.  A majority of the membership of the board constitutes a quorum for any meeting, and a concurrence of a majority of the entire membership of the board is sufficient for transacting any business of the district.  This section does not apply to special water authorities.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 49.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 49.054. Officers

Sec. 49.054.  OFFICERS.  (a)  After a district is created and the directors have qualified, the board shall meet, elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and any other officers or assistant officers as the board may deem necessary, and begin the discharge of its duties.(b)  After each directors election, the board shall meet and elect officers.(c)  The president is the chief executive officer of the district, presides at all meetings of the board, and shall execute all documents on behalf of the district unless the board by resolution authorizes the general manager or other employee of the district to execute a document or documents on behalf of the district.  The vice-president shall act as president in case of the absence or disability of the president.  The secretary is responsible for seeing that all records and books of the district are properly kept and may attest the president's signature on documents.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 18.007.(e)  The board may appoint another director, the general manager, or any employee as assistant or deputy secretary to assist the secretary, and any such person shall be entitled to certify as to the authenticity of any record of the district, including but not limited to all proceedings relating to bonds, contracts, or indebtedness of the district.(f)  After any election or appointment of a director, a district shall notify the executive director within 30 days after the date of the election or appointment of the name and mailing address of the director chosen and the date that director's term of office expires.  The executive director shall provide forms to the district for such purpose.(g)  This section does not apply to special water authorities.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1259, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 69, Sec. 5, eff. May 14, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 18.007, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|