Texas § 366.001 POLICY AND PURPOSE.

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§ 366.001 — POLICY AND PURPOSE.

Texas § 366.001

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 366.001 (2026).

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Sec. 366.001. POLICY AND PURPOSE. It is the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to:

(1)eliminate and prevent health hazards by regulating and properly planning the location, design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site sewage disposal systems;

(2)authorize the commission or authorized agent to impose and collect a permit fee for:

(A)construction, installation, alteration, repair, or extension of on-site sewage disposal systems; and

(B)tests, designs, and inspections of those systems;

(3)authorize the commission or authorized agent to impose a penalty for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;

(4)authorize the commission to license or register certain persons; and

(5)allow the individual owner of a dispos

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Sec. 366.001. POLICY AND PURPOSE. It is the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to:
(1) eliminate and prevent health hazards by regulating and properly planning the location, design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site sewage disposal systems;
(2) authorize the commission or authorized agent to impose and collect a permit fee for:
(A) construction, installation, alteration, repair, or extension of on-site sewage disposal systems; and
(B) tests, designs, and inspections of those systems;
(3) authorize the commission or authorized agent to impose a penalty for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
(4) authorize the commission to license or register certain persons; and
(5) allow the individual owner of a disposal system to install and repair the system in accordance with this chapter.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.113, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.