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Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 364.037. Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions For Collection Of Past Due Utility Or Solid Waste Disposal Services Fees

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§ 364.037. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 
FOR COLLECTION OF PAST DUE UTILITY OR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES 
FEES.  (a) A county or public agency that offers solid waste 
disposal services under this subchapter may enter an agreement for 
the collection of unpaid utility or solid waste disposal services 
fees with:
		(1)  another county or public agency that provides 
solid waste disposal services under this subchapter;
		(2)  a municipality that operates a utility system, as 
defined by Section 402.001, Local Government Code;  or
		(3)  another political subdivision acting on behalf of 
a municipality, county, or public agency to assist in the 
collection of unpaid utility charges or solid waste disposal fees.
	(b)  The agreement may provide that a county or public 
agency:               
		(1)  may refuse to provide solid waste disposal 
services to a person if the person is past due on utility charges or 
solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the 
agreement;  or
		(2)  may collect an amount equal to the past due utility 
charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party 
to the agreement plus a service charge and provide the solid waste 
disposal services the person requests.
	(c)  The agreement shall provide for:                                          
		(1)  the confidentiality of a person's utility or solid 
waste disposal account information and the prevention of disclosure 
to a person or other entity that is not a party to the agreement;  
and
		(2)  the apportionment of any past due charges, fees, 
and service charges authorized by Subsection (b)(2) between the 
collecting entity and the entity to which the fees are owed.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 271, § 3, eff. June 18, 2003.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007