Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2024
Revenue Object 3375 – Air Pollution Control Fees

The commission is required to adopt, charge and collect application, permit and inspection fees (382.062) and operating permit fees (382.0621). Fees charged by the commission to assure all general industrial construction meets air pollution standards as established by the federal EPA and Texas Clean Air Act. Board may adopt rules relating to charging and collecting fees for permits, special permits, permit revision or amendment, exemption from construction permits, including schedules of fees to be charged. The commission may add a surcharge for expedited application processing for applications submitted under Health and Safety Code Ch. 382.

Application, permit and inspection fees are to recover at least 50% of actual annual expenditures in administering the Act. and must be between $25 and $75,000. First collected January 1, 1983.

In addition to other operating fees, the commission may charge a fee for the emission of greenhouse gases.

As determined by the commission.

Amended by H.B. 1593, S.B. 725, 69th Leg., R.S.

Previously administered by the Texas Air Control Board (519) abolished by S.B. 2, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S. Program transferred to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (582).

Amended by H.B. 1969, 73rd Leg., R.S.

New greenhouse gas emission fee added by H.B. 788 and new expedited application surcharge added by S.B. 1756, 83rd Leg., R.S. Neither exempted in H.B. 6 (funds consolidation), deposited to General Revenue 0001.

Expedited application surcharge deposit changed from GR 0001 to GR Account 0151 - Clean Air by H.B. 3317, 86th Leg., R.S. (funds consolidation bill).