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Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 131.303 — INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTY

NR § 131.303Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 131. URANIUM SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT · Art. H. DISCHARGES

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If a person violates or threatens to violate a rule, order, or permit issued by the commission under this subchapter, the commission may request the attorney general to institute an action to obtain a permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other appropriate order enjoining the violation or threatened violation, or to recover a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 a day for each violation or threatened violation, or for both injunctive relief and civil penalty. The action shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County, in the county in which the violation occurred, or in the county of residence of any defendant.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 1985.

Source: Texas Natural Resources Code § 131.303 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.