Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 40.203 — LIABILITY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGES
NR § 40.203Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part C. ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 40. OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 1991 · Art. E. LIABILITY OF PERSONS RESPONSIBLE
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioner, on behalf of the trustees, shall seek reimbursement from the federal fund for damages to natural resources in excess of the liability limits prescribed in Section 40.202 of this code. If that request is denied or additional money is required following receipt of the federal money, the commissioner has the authority to pay the requested reimbursement from the fund for a period of two years from the date the federal fund grants or denies the request for reimbursement.
(b)In addition to liability under Section 40.202 of this code, persons responsible for actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil are liable for natural resources damages attributable to the discharge.
(c)The total liability for all natural resource damages of any person responsible for an actual or threatened unauthorized discharge of oil from a vessel shall not exceed the following:
(1)for a vessel that carries oil in bulk, as cargo, the greater of:
(A)$1,200 per gross ton; or (B)(i) in the case of a vessel greater than 3,000 gross tons, $10 million; or
(ii)in the case of a vessel of 3,000 gross tons or less, $2 million; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 776, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.