Texas Utilities Code
§ 121.304 — POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
UT § 121.304Title 3. GAS REGULATION · Part B. REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND USE · Ch. 121. GAS PIPELINES · Art. G. ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The railroad commission may assess an administrative penalty against a gas utility that violates this chapter, fails to perform a duty imposed by this chapter, or fails to comply with an order of the railroad commission issued under this chapter and applicable to the gas utility if the violation:
(1)results in pollution of the air or water of this state; or
(2)poses a threat to the public safety.
(b)The penalty for each violation or failure that is not related to pipeline safety may not exceed $10,000 a day. The penalty for each violation or failure that is related to pipeline safety may not exceed $200,000 a day. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessment, provided that the maximum penalty that may be assessed for any related series of violations related to pipeline safety may not exceed $2 million.
(c)In determining the amount of the penalty, the railroad commission shall consider:
(1)the gas utility's history of previous violations of this chapter;
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 104 (S.B. 900), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.