(a) A separate fee at a rate established by the city council by ordinance shall be charged to persons within the city for solid waste disposal services as authorized by Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.034. Such fee shall be assessed to each customer per service address and included on the monthly water bill. Such fee shall be in addition to any fees for other services regulated by this article, and shall be shown as “environmental protection fee.”
(b) Pursuant to Tex. Health and Safety Code, § 361.013(g), any revenues generated by the fee which have accrued or which may accrue in the future, shall be used for disposal or environmental programs or services that are required by state or federal mandates.
(c) The payment of a fee charged under this section does not relieve any person of the duty to comply with applicable environmental laws, regulations, codes and ordinances. The city may enforce such laws, regulations, codes and ordinances against a person who has paid such fee and may seek legal or equitable relief against such person, including, but not limited to, recovery of the city’s abatement, cleanup and protection costs.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995; Ord. 25772-09-2022, § 1, passed 9-27-2022, eff. 10-1-2022)