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Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 134.177 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR FAILING TO CORRECT VIOLATION FOR WHICH CITATION HAS BEEN ISSUED

NR § 134.177Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 134. TEXAS SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT · Art. H. ENFORCEMENT

Statute text

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(a)The commission shall assess a person who does not correct a violation for which a citation has been issued under Section 134.161 within the time permitted for its correction an administrative penalty of not less than $750 for each day the violation continues after that time.
(b)If the person initiates a review proceeding in which the commission orders, after an expedited hearing, the suspension of the abatement requirements of the citation after determining that the person will suffer irreparable loss or damage from the application of those requirements, the period during which the person must correct the violation before the commission may impose an administrative penalty under this section expires when the commission enters a final order.
(c)If the person initiates a review proceeding in which a court orders the suspension of an abatement requirement of the citation, the period during which the person must correct the violation before the commission may impose an administrative penalty under this section expires when the court enters an order.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Texas Natural Resources Code § 134.177 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.