1. (a) All licenses and registrations are valid for three years from the date of issuance.

2. (b) The following licenses and registrations shall be transitioned from a two-year cycle to a three-year cycle:

   1. (1) landscape irrigator and installer, according to Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Landscape Irrigators and Installers);
   2. (2) leaking petroleum storage tank corrective actions project manager and specialist according to Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Corrective Action Project Managers and Specialists);
   3. (3) underground storage tank on-site supervisor and contractor, according to Subchapter I of this chapter (relating to Underground Storage Tank On-site Supervisor Licensing and Contractor Registration);
   4. (4) on-site sewage facilities installers, apprentices, designated representatives, maintenance providers, and site evaluators, according to Subchapter G of this chapter (relating to On-Site Sewage Facilities Installers, Apprentices, Designated Representatives, Maintenance Providers, and Site Evaluators);
   5. (5) Class D wastewater treatment facility operators, according to Subchapter J of this chapter (relating to Wastewater Operators and Operations Companies);
   6. (6) Class I wastewater collection system operators, according to Subchapter J of this chapter;
   7. (7) wastewater operations companies according to Subchapter J of this chapter;
   8. (8) Class D public water system operators, according to Subchapter K of this chapter (relating to Public Water System Operators and Operation Companies); and
   9. (9) public water system operations companies according to Subchapter K of this chapter.
3. (c) The executive director may adopt a system under which licenses or registrations expire on various dates.
4. (d) The license fee is $111 for a three-year license. The total amount shall be paid with each initial and renewal application and is nonrefundable.
5. (e) Registration fees are established in the applicable subchapters of this chapter.
6. (f) The executive director may charge a $20 fee to process a duplicate certificate or pocket card.
7. (g) A convenience fee may be set by the executive director or service provider for alternative fee payment methods. A person using an alternative payment method is responsible for paying the convenience fee.
8. (h) An examination or reexamination fee may be charged if the executive director designates an entity to administer the examinations.

Source Note:The provisions of this §30.30 adopted to be effective December 17, 2001, 26 TexReg 10330; amended to be effective September 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 6523.