By: Hinojosa, Estes S.B. No. 1105               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the abolishment of the used oil recycling account,   deposits of used oil recycling fees, and use of the water resource   management account.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 371.0245(e), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (e)  Reimbursements made under this section shall be paid out   of the water resource management account [used oil recycling   account] and may not exceed an aggregate amount of $500,000 each   fiscal year.          SECTION 2.  Section 371.0246(d), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  All claims for reimbursement filed under this section   and Section 371.0245 are subject to funds available for   disbursement in the water resource management account [used oil   recycling account] and to Section 371.0245(e). This subchapter does   not create an entitlement to money in the water resource management   account [used oil recycling account] or any other fund.          SECTION 3.  The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 371, Health   and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER D.  USED OIL RECYCLING [ACCOUNT;] FEES          SECTION 4.  Section 371.061, Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 371.061.  DEPOSIT OF FEES; USE OF FEE REVENUE [USED OIL   RECYCLING ACCOUNT].  (a)  [The used oil recycling account is in the   state treasury.          [(b)]  The following amounts shall be deposited to the water   resource management account [consists of]:                (1)  fees collected under Sections 371.024, 371.026,   and 371.062;                (2)  interest and penalties imposed under this chapter   for late payment of fees, failure to file a report, or other   violations of this chapter; and                (3)  gifts, grants, donations, or other financial   assistance the commission is authorized to receive under Section   371.027.          (b)  In addition to other authorized uses of money in the   water resource management account, the [(c)  The] commission may   use money in that [the] account [only] for purposes authorized by   this chapter, including:                (1)  public education regarding used oil recycling;                (2)  grants to public and private do-it-yourselfer used   oil collection centers and used oil collection centers;                (3)  registration of do-it-yourselfer used oil   collection centers, used oil collection centers, and used oil   handlers other than generators; and                (4)  administrative costs of implementing this   chapter.          [(d)     The account is exempt from the application of Section   403.095, Government Code.          [(e)     For the purpose of consolidating appropriations, the   commission may transfer any amount authorized under Subsection   (c)(4) or by legislative appropriation to the waste management   account subject to the limitations and requirements of this   chapter.]          SECTION 5.  Section 371.062(l), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (l)  The comptroller may deduct a percentage of the fees   collected under this section in an amount sufficient to pay the   reasonable and necessary costs of administering and enforcing this   section. The comptroller shall credit the amount deducted to the   general revenue fund. The balance of fees and all penalties and   interest collected under this section shall be deposited to the   credit of the water resource management account [used oil recycling   account].          SECTION 6.  Section 5.701(q), Water Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (q)  Notwithstanding any other law, fees collected for   deposit to the water resource management account under the   following statutes may be appropriated and used to protect water   resources in this state, including assessment of water quality,   reasonably related to the activities of any of the persons required   to pay a fee under:                (1)  Subsections (b) and (c), to the extent those fees   are collected in connection with water use or water quality   permits;                (2)  Subsections (h)-(l);                (3)  Section 11.138(g);                (4)  Section 11.145;                (5)  Section 26.0135(h);                (6)  Sections 26.0291, 26.044, and 26.0461; or                (7)  Sections 341.041, 366.058, [and] 366.059,   371.024, 371.026, and 371.062, Health and Safety Code.          SECTION 7.  On September 1, 2017, money remaining in the used   oil recycling account is transferred to the water resource   management account, and the used oil recycling account is   abolished.          SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.