Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 374.103
Fee on Purchase of Dry Cleaning Solvent; Disposition of Proceeds


(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 374.104 (Option Not to Participate in Fund Benefits)(d), a fee of $20 per gallon is imposed on the purchase of the dry cleaning solvent perchloroethylene and $3 per gallon on the purchase of any other dry cleaning solvent by an owner of a dry cleaning facility. The person who distributes the solvent shall collect the fees and shall pay to the commission the amount due, in accordance with Subsection (a-1).

(a-1)

A person who distributes dry cleaning solvent must register as a distributor with the commission. A registered distributor is entitled to withhold one percent of the amount of the fee imposed by Subsection (a) for the distributor’s administrative expenses if the distributor pays the remaining amount to the commission not later than the date prescribed by the commission.

(b)

Subsection (a) does not apply to a dry cleaning facility designated as nonparticipating under Section 374.104 (Option Not to Participate in Fund Benefits).

(c)

A person who distributes dry cleaning solvent may not sell the solvent for use in a dry cleaning facility unless the person first obtains and records the registration number of the owner of the facility.

(d)

The commission shall adopt any procedures needed for the collection, administration, and enforcement of the fee imposed by this section and shall deposit all remitted fees to the credit of the fund.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 540, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1110 (H.B. 2376), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1091 (H.B. 3220), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.

Source: Section 374.103 — Fee on Purchase of Dry Cleaning Solvent; Disposition of Proceeds, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­374.­htm#374.­103 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

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

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 374.103’s source at texas​.gov