Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 771.077
Collection of Fees and Surcharges
(a)
The comptroller may establish collection procedures to collect past due amounts and may recover the costs of collection from a service provider or business service user that fails to timely deliver the fees and the equalization surcharge to the comptroller. Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, apply to the administration and collection of amounts by the comptroller under this subchapter.(b)
The comptroller may establish procedures to be used by the commission to notify the comptroller of a service provider’s or business service user’s failure to timely deliver the fees or surcharges.(c)
The comptroller shall deposit amounts received as costs of collection in the general revenue fund.(d)
The comptroller shall:(1)
remit to the commission money collected under this section for fees provided by Section 771.0711 (Emergency Service Fee for Wireless Telecommunications Connections) and associated late penalties;(2)
deposit to the 9-1-1 services fee account any money collected under this section for fees provided by Section 771.071 (Emergency Service Fee) and associated late penalties; and(3)
deposit to the account as authorized by Section 771.072 (Equalization Surcharge) any money collected under this section for fees provided by Section 771.072 (Equalization Surcharge) and associated late penalties.(e)
The commission shall:(1)
deposit or distribute the money remitted under Subsection (d)(1) as Section 771.0711 (Emergency Service Fee for Wireless Telecommunications Connections) provides for fees received under that section; and(2)
distribute the money remitted under Subsection (d)(2) and appropriated to the commission under contracts as provided by Section 771.078 (Contracts for Services)(b)(1).
Source:
Section 771.077 — Collection of Fees and Surcharges, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.771.htm#771.077 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
