The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.     
       (1) Advisory committee--A seven member, commission-appointed, committee established in accordance with the Health and Safety Code, §371.023(c), for the purpose of assisting the commission in carrying out an effective used oil recycling grant program. The advisory committee shall:                (A) recommend criteria for grants;                 (B) establish guidelines for allowable administrative expenses; and                 (C) recommend grant recipients to the commission based on the used oil collection, reuse and recycling needs of this state.        
       (2) Container--A portable device in which a material is stored, transported, treated, disposed of, or otherwise handled.      
       (3) DIY--Do-it-yourselfer.      
       (4) Do-it-yourselfer used oil collection center--A site or facility that accepts or aggregates and stores used oil collected only from household do-it-yourselfers. A registered do-it-yourselfer used oil collection center that is also a used oil generator may commingle household do-it-yourselfer used oil with the used oil it generates.      
       (5) Household do-it-yourselfer used oil--Oil that is derived from a household, including used oil generated by an individual through the maintenance of the individual's personal vehicle or equipment.      
       (6) Local government--A county, incorporated city or town, or any political subdivision of the state which has jurisdiction over two or more counties or parts of two or more counties, and which has been granted the power by the legislature to regulate solid waste handling or disposal practices or activities within its jurisdiction in accordance with the Health and Safety Code, §361.165.      
       (7) Private entity--Any business or private organization, including nonprofit organizations, involved in, or desiring to become involved in for the purpose of supporting, used oil collection, reuse and recycling, as may be further determined or described from time to time by the Advisory Committee and subsequently defined in commission-released RFAs.      
       (8) RFA--Request for Applications.      
       (9) Used oil collection center--A site or facility that is registered by the commission to manage used oil and accepts, aggregates, or stores used oil collected from:                (A) used oil generators regulated under 40 CFR Part 279, Subpart C, who transport used oil to the used oil collection center in shipments of not more that 55 gallons under 40 CFR Section 279.24; or                 (B) household do-it-yourselfers.        
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §328.44 adopted to be effective September 5, 1999, 24 TexReg 6761