§ 14-16-805 - Recommendation for assessment ordinance.
14-16-805. Recommendation for assessment ordinance.
(a) A county judge who has performed an evaluation under 14-16-804 may submit to the quorum court a recommendation that an assessment be made by the county in the form of a proposed assessment ordinance as provided under this section.
(b) (1) The proposed assessment ordinance shall include the amount that the county judge recommends to be assessed on a per-load basis for each load that is transported by a disposal hauler to a disposal facility.
(2) The maximum amount of the assessment in the proposed assessment ordinance is five dollars ($5.00) per load of materials or production fluids from oil or gas exploration.
(c) The proposed assessment ordinance shall include a penalty as provided under 14-16-808.