Issue Date: 1985-09-01
Revised Date: 2023-09-01

Legal Citations

Origin:

1985 by H.B. 2359, 69th Leg., R.S.

Purpose

To receive money collected by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from fees imposed on industrial solid or hazardous waste generation owners or operators of permitted facilities or those subject to permit, other fees related to waste management and interest and penalties imposed for late payment of fees. Receives solid waste disposal fees.

Classification Group 01: General State Operating and Disbursing Funds [?]
Depository Interest Credited to General Revenue Fund (0001)
Disposition of Balance Accumulative, except any unobligated balance in account at state fiscal year end may be transferred to GR Account -- Hazardous and Solid Waste Remediation Fees (0550) at the discretion of the commission.
Appropriation Technique General Appropriations Act

Financial Activity

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Note

Parks and Wildlife, Agency 802, used the fund for monitoring the impact on fish and wildlife for the 1986-87 biennium only.

Amended by H.B. 1986, 72nd Leg., R.S. (formerly titled the Hazardous Waste Generation and Facility Fee Fund).

Amended by S.B. 1201, 73rd Leg., R.S.

Exempt from loss of dedication (§ 403.094, Government Code) by S.B. 1234 (§ 2.01) and H.B. 2605 (§ 9), 73rd Leg., R.S. and by H.B. 3050, 74th Leg., R.S.

Name changed from Hazardous and Solid Waste Fees Fund and description changed by H.B. 3231, 75th Leg., R.S.

Agency name change per H.B. 2912, 77th Leg., R.S.

H.B. 7, 83rd Leg., R.S. changed allocation of revenue from 50% to 66.7%.

Amended by H.B. 7, 84th Leg., R.S.

GR Account 5000 abolished by H.B. 3461, 88th Leg., R.S. Revenue and balances transferred to GR Account 0549, effective 09/01/2023.

USAS Values

USAS Title GR ACCT-WASTE MANAGEMENT
Consolidated Fund 0001
State Fund Group 01 - GENERAL STATE OPERATING & DISBURSING FDS
USAS Status A
Used to make general expenditures for the daily operations of state government.