HBA-JLV S.B. 324 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 324 By: Brown, J. E. "Buster" Environmental Regulation 4/12/2001 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission is limited in the amount it may charge to process an application for an underground injection well permit. Senate Bill 324 increases the amount of an underground injection well application fee from $25 to $100 per application. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS Senate Bill 324 amends the Water Code to increase, from $25 to $100, the fee the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission is required to collect with each application for a hazardous or nonhazardous disposal well permit for the benefit of the state and the preservation of its natural resources. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.