Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 374.1022
Registration of Property Owner or Preceding Property Owner

(a)

The following persons may participate in the fund benefits by registering as provided by this section:

(1)

a person who owns real property on which a dry cleaning facility or drop station is or was located; or

(2)

a preceding owner of real property on which a dry cleaning facility or drop station is or was located who entered into an agreement with the current owner associated with the sale of the real property to the current owner that requires the person to be responsible for any costs associated with cleaning up contamination covered under this chapter.

(b)

For a person described by Subsection (a) to participate in fund benefits, the person must:

(1)

register with the commission on or before December 31, 2007, using a form prescribed by the commission;

(2)

include on the registration form information identifying the person as a:

(A)

property owner; or

(B)

preceding property owner; and

(3)

pay the annual registration fee of $1,500.

(c)

A person described by Subsection (a) may participate in the fund benefits by registering after December 31, 2007, in the same manner as provided by Subsection (b). A person registering after that date must also pay:

(1)

all past annual registration fees; and

(2)

a late fee of $100 for each month or partial month that has elapsed between December 2007 and the date of the registration.

(d)

The annual registration fee may be divided into quarterly payments due over the year on dates established by the commission.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1091 (H.B. 3220), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.

Source: Section 374.1022 — Registration of Property Owner or Preceding Property Owner, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­374.­htm#374.­1022 (accessed Feb. 26, 2025).

361
Solid Waste Disposal Act 362
Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act 363
Municipal Solid Waste 364
County Solid Waste 365
Litter 366
On-site Sewage Disposal Systems 367
On-site Wastewater Treatment Research 368
County Regulation of Transportation of Waste 369
Plastic Containers 370
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 371
Used Oil Collection, Management, and Recycling 372
Environmental Performance Standards for Plumbing Fixtures 373
Water Conservation 374.001
Definitions 374.002
Applicability of Other Law 374.003
Applicability to Governmental Bodies 374.004
Advisory Committee 374.051
Commission Rules and Standards 374.052
Facility Retrofitting 374.053
Performance Standards for New Dry Cleaning Facilities 374.054
Completion Criteria 374.055
Criteria for Administration of Chapter 374.056
Report to Governor and Legislature 374.101
Dry Cleaning Facility Release Fund 374.102
Dry Cleaning Facility or Drop Station Registration 374.103
Fee on Purchase of Dry Cleaning Solvent 374.104
Option Not to Participate in Fund Benefits 374.151
Response to Release 374.152
Investigation and Assessment of Release 374.153
Corrective Action 374.154
Ranking of Contaminated Dry Cleaning Sites 374.155
Power to Modify Commission Rankings or Postpone Corrective Actions 374.202
Owner Responsibility 374.203
Limitation on Use of Fund for Corrective Action 374.204
Limitation on Liability 374.205
Limitation on Use of Fund for Third Parties 374.206
Use of Other Sources of Money 374.207
Eligible Owner or Registered Person Exempt from Certain Claims 374.208
Unauthorized Payments 374.251
Review of Orders 374.252
Violations 374.253
Expiration 374.1022
Registration of Property Owner or Preceding Property Owner 374.1023
Lien 374.1535
Site Restrictions After Corrective Action 374.2511
Closure of Unregistered Facility
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Accessed:
Feb. 26, 2025

§ 374.1022’s source at texas​.gov