Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2021-12-15

Legal Cites

Origin:

1961

Purpose

To receive waste treatment inspection fees, recovery of costs to protect water resources, administer water quality programs, water supply system owner fees, assessments on public utilities, certification of boat sewage disposal devices, and other application and permit fees and penalties.

Also receives fees collected for used oil registration and sale of automotive oil (for §§ 371.024, 371.026 and 371.062, see Revenue Code 3596), gifts, grants donations and penalties and interest. 

Uses of the money in the account include:

  • Inspecting waste treatment facilities.
  • Enforcing the laws related to waste discharge and waste treatment facilities.
  • Water quality management and water resource management programs.
  • Registration of used oil collection centers, used oil transporters, used oil marketers, and used oil recyclers.
  • Grants and public education related to used oil recycling.
Classification Group 01: General State Operating and Disbursing Funds [?]
Depository Interest Credited to General Revenue Fund (0001)
Disposition of Balance Accumulative
Appropriation Technique General Appropriations Act

Note

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

Previously Water Quality Fund and administered by Texas Department of Water Resources, Texas Water Commission, and Texas Water Development Board (Agency 580). Title changed from Water Quality Fund and description changed by H.B. 3231, 75th Leg., R.S.

S.B. 1105, 85th Leg., R.S. added used oil recycling program and transferred balances and revenue from abolished GR Account 0146 - Used Oil Recycling.

USAS Values

USAS Title GR ACCT-WATER RESOURCE 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.