The executive director may issue Texas pollutant discharge elimination system (TPDES) permits or other TPDES-related approvals only if he or she does not receive, and has not during the previous two years received, a significant portion of income directly or indirectly from permit holders or applicants for a permit.
  (1) For the purposes of this section:
    (A) "Significant portion of income" means 10% or more of gross personal income for a calendar year, except that it means 50% or more of gross personal income for a calendar year if the recipient is over 60 years of age and is receiving that portion under retirement pension, or similar arrangement.
    (B) "Permit holders or applicants for a permit" does not include any department or agency of a state government, such as a Department of Parks or a Department of Fish and Wildlife.
    (C) "Income" includes retirement benefits, consultant fees, and stock dividends.
  (2) For purposes of this section, income is not received "directly or indirectly from permit holders or applicants for a permit" when it is derived from mutual fund payments, or from other diversified investments for which the recipient does not know the identity of the primary sources of income.

Source Note: The provisions of this §50.141 adopted to be effective September 23, 1999, 24 TexReg 8254