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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle D. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Chapter 506. PUBLIC EMPLOYER COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT |
Sec. 506.017. RULES; FEES
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(a) The board may adopt rules and administrative procedures reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The board may authorize the collection of annual fees from facility operators for the filing of tier two forms required by this chapter. The fee may not exceed:
(1) $50 for each required submission having no more than 75 hazardous chemicals or hazardous chemical categories; or
(2) $100 for each required submission having more than 75 hazardous chemicals or chemical categories.
(c) To minimize the fees, the board by rule shall provide for consolidated filings of multiple tier two forms for facility operators covered by Subsection (b) if each of the tier two forms contains fewer than 25 items.
(d) The department may use up to 15 percent of the fees collected under Chapter 505 and this chapter, or the amount of fees paid by the state and its political subdivisions under this chapter, whichever is greater, to administer Chapter 502.