Part 4.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 76.
WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS
16 TAC §76.800
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (the Department)
proposes amendments to 16 Texas Administrative Code, §76.800 concerning
the fees for the Water Well Drillers and Water Well Pump Installers program.
The Department proposes to increase the application exam fees for driller
and installer examinations from $125 to $150 for each examination; increase
the fee for re-examination from $100 to $125 for each re-examination; increase
the license fees for driller and installer licenses (both initial and renewal)
from $170 to $200 each; increase the license and renewal fees for the combination
driller and installer license from $220 to $310; and add the combination driller
and installer apprentice registration (both initial and renewal) of $100.
The Department is required by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 51, §51.202
and Texas Water Code, Chapters 32 and 33, §32.002 and §33.002, to
set fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering
programs, which include the Water Well Drillers and Water Well Pump Installers
program. The fees currently in place are below the amounts needed to cover
program costs in current and future periods. Without the proposed increase
in fee revenues, there could be an adverse impact on the administration and
enforcement of the Water Well Drillers and Water Well Pump Installers program.
Jimmy G. Martin, Director of Enforcement, has determined that for the first
five-year period the proposed amendments are in effect, there will be no additional
cost to state or local governments as a result of administering or enforcing
the fee changes.
Mr. Martin also has determined that for each year of the first five-year
period the proposed amendments are in effect, the public benefit will be an
increase in the general revenue of the Department.
Mr. Martin has determined that the cost of compliance and the anticipated
economic effect on small businesses and other persons who are required to
comply with this section as proposed will be an increase of $25 for each examination
and each re-examination administered by the Department, an increase of $30
for each driller and installer license (both initial and renewal) issued by
the Department, an increase of $90 for each person who obtains or renews a
combination driller and installer license issued by the Department, and allow
persons to obtain a combination driller and installer apprentice registration
issued by the Department.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Jimmy G. Martin, Director
of Enforcement, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, P.O. Box 12157,
Austin, Texas 78711 or facsimile (512) 463-1376 or electronically: jimmy.martin@license.state.tx.us.
The deadline for comments is 30 days after publication in the
Texas Register
.
The amendments are proposed under the Texas Occupations Code,
Chapter 51, §51.202 and Texas Water Code, Chapters 32 and 33, §32.002
and §33.002. The Department interprets §51.202 as authorizing the
Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation (the Commission) to set fees
in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering the
programs and activities under its jurisdiction. The Department interprets §32.002
as authorizing the Commission to set fees for examinations, re-examinations,
and licenses under Chapter 32 with respect to the Water Well Drillers program.
The Department interprets §33.002 as authorizing the Commission to set
fees for examinations, re-examinations, and licenses with respect to the Water
Well Pump Installers program.
The statutory provisions affected by the proposed amendments are Texas
Occupations Code, Chapter 51, §51.202 and the Texas Water Code, Chapters
32 and 33, §32.002 and §33.002. No other statutes, articles, or
codes are affected by the proposed amendments.
§76.800.Fees.
(a)
Exam Fees.
(1)
Driller and Installer application exam fees are
$150
[
(2)
Re-exam fee is
$125
[
(b)
Annual License Fees.
(1)
Driller's license is
$200
[
(2)
Installer's license is
$200
[
(3)
A combination Driller and Installer license is
$310
[
(4)
Apprentice registration is $50.
(5)
A combination Driller and Installer Apprentice
registration is $100.
(c)
Annual License Renewal Fees.
(1)
Driller's renewal license is
$200
[
(2)
Installer's renewal license is
$200
[
(3)
A combination Driller and Installer renewal license is
$310
[
(4)
Apprentice renewal registration is $50.
(5)
A combination Driller and Installer Apprentice
renewal registration is $100.
(d)
Lost, revised, or duplicate license $25.
(e)
Variance request fee is $100.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on June 29, 2001.
TRD-200103722
William H. Kuntz, Jr.
Executive Director
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Earliest possible date of adoption: August 12, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 463-7348
Chapter 403.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
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Part 9.
TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION