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TX Water Code § 6.197 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter F. Executive Administrator|Section 6.197. Intellectual Property of Board

Sec. 6.197.  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BOARD.  The executive administrator, with the approval of the board and on the board's behalf, may:(1)  acquire, apply for, register, secure, hold, protect, and renew under the laws of this state, another state, the United States, or any other nation:(A)  a patent for the invention or discovery of:(i)  any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;(ii)  any new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method; or(iii)  any new and useful improvement on a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;(B)  a copyright for an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which the work may be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device;(C)  a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark for a word, name, symbol, device, or slogan that the board uses to identify and distinguish the board's goods and services from other goods and services; or(D)  other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued for intellectual property;(2)  contract with a person for the reproduction, public performance, display, advertising, marketing, lease, licensing, sale, use, or other distribution of the board's intellectual property;(3)  obtain under a contract described by Subdivision (2) a royalty, license right, or other appropriate means of securing reasonable compensation or thing of nonmonetary value for the exercise of rights with respect to the board's intellectual property;(4)  waive, increase, or reduce the amount of compensation or thing of nonmonetary value secured by a contract under Subdivision (3) if the executive administrator, with the approval of the board, determines that the waiver, increase, or reduction will:(A)  further a goal or mission of the board; and(B)  result in a net benefit to this state; and(5)  enforce rules adopted to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 382 (S.B. 616), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 6.198 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter F. Executive Administrator|Section 6.198. Purchase, Donation, and Sale of Promotional Items

Sec. 6.198.  PURCHASE, DONATION, AND SALE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS.  (a)  The executive administrator, with the approval of the board and on the board's behalf, may purchase, donate, sell, or contract for the sale of items to promote the programs of the board, including:(1)  caps or other clothing;(2)  posters;(3)  banners;(4)  calendars;(5)  books;(6)  prints; and(7)  other items as determined by the board.(b)  The board may use its Internet website to advertise and sell the items described by Subsection (a).(c)  Money received from the sale of a promotional item under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund and may be used only by the board to further the purposes and programs of the board.(d)  Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to money deposited in the general revenue fund under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 4110), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 6.241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter G. Judicial Review|Section 6.241. Judicial Review of Acts

Sec. 6.241.  JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ACTS.  (a)  A person affected by a ruling, order, decision, or other act of the board may file a petition to review, set aside, modify, or suspend the act of the board.(b)  A person affected by a ruling, order, or decision of the board must file his petition within 30 days after the effective date of the ruling, order, or decision.  A person affected by an act other than a ruling, order, or decision must file his petition within 30 days after the date the board performed the act.(c)  Orders, decisions, or other actions of the board pursuant to Subchapters E and F of Chapter 16 and to Chapter 17 of this code are not subject to appeal.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.002, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 6.242 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter G. Judicial Review|Section 6.242. Remedy for Board or Executive Administrator Inaction

Sec. 6.242.  REMEDY FOR BOARD OR EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR INACTION.  A person affected by the failure of the board or the executive administrator to act in a reasonable time on an application or to perform any other duty with reasonable promptness may file a petition to compel the board or the executive administrator to show cause why it should not be directed by the court to take immediate action.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.002, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 6.243 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter G. Judicial Review|Section 6.243. Diligent Prosecution of Suit

Sec. 6.243.  DILIGENT PROSECUTION OF SUIT.  The plaintiff shall prosecute with reasonable diligence any suit brought under Section 6.241 or 6.242 of this code.  If the plaintiff does not secure proper service of process or does not prosecute his suit within one year after it is filed, the court shall presume that the suit has been abandoned.  The court shall dismiss the suit on a motion for dismissal made by the attorney general unless the plaintiff after receiving due notice can show good and sufficient cause for the delay.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.002, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 6.244 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter G. Judicial Review|Section 6.244. Venue

Sec. 6.244.  VENUE.  A suit instituted under Section 6.241 or 6.242 of this code must be brought in a district court in Travis County.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.002, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 6.245 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter G. Judicial Review|Section 6.245. Appeal of District Court Judgment

Sec. 6.245.  APPEAL OF DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT.  A judgment or order of a district court in a suit brought for or against the board or the executive administrator is appealable as are other civil cases in which the district court has original jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.002, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 6.246 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter G. Judicial Review|Section 6.246. Appeal by Executive Administrator Precluded

Sec. 6.246.  APPEAL BY EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR PRECLUDED.  A ruling, order, decision, or other act of the board may not be appealed by the executive administrator.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.002, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 6.247 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board|Subchapter G. Judicial Review|Section 6.247. Law Suits; Citation

Sec. 6.247.  LAW SUITS;  CITATION.  Law suits filed by and against the board or the executive administrator shall be in the name of the board.  In suits against the board or the executive administrator, citation may be served on the executive administrator.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.002, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 7.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.001. Definitions

Sec. 7.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(2)  "Permit" includes a license, certificate, registration, approval, or other form of authorization.  This definition does not apply to Subchapter G.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.002. Enforcement Authority

Sec. 7.002.  ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.  The commission may initiate an action under this chapter to enforce provisions of this code and the Health and Safety Code within the commission's jurisdiction as provided by Section 5.013 of this code and rules adopted under those provisions.  The commission or the executive director may institute legal proceedings to compel compliance with the relevant provisions of this code and the Health and Safety Code and rules, orders, permits, or other decisions of the commission.  The commission may delegate to the executive director the authority to issue an administrative order, including an administrative order that assesses penalties or orders corrective measures, to ensure compliance with the provisions of this code and the Health and Safety Code within the commission's jurisdiction as provided by Section 5.013 of this code and rules adopted under those provisions.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (S.B. 1693), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 7.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.0025. Initiation of Enforcement Action Using Information Provided by Private Individual

Sec. 7.0025.  INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL.  (a)  The commission may initiate an enforcement action on a matter under its jurisdiction under this code or the Health and Safety Code based on information it receives from a private individual if that information, in the commission's judgment, is of sufficient value and credibility to warrant the initiation of an enforcement action.(b)  The executive director or the executive director's designated representative may evaluate the value and credibility of information received from a private individual and the merits of any proposed enforcement action based on that information.(c)  The commission by rule may adopt criteria for the executive director to use in evaluating the value and credibility of information received from a private individual and for use of that information in an enforcement action.(d)  A private individual who submits information on which the commission relies for all or part of an enforcement case may be called to testify in the enforcement proceedings and is subject to all sanctions under law for knowingly falsifying evidence.  If the commission relies on the information submitted by a private individual to prove an enforcement case, any physical or sampling data must have been collected or gathered in accordance with commission protocols.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.24, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 7.00251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.00251. Initiation of Certain Clean Air Act Enforcement Actions Using Information Provided by a Person

Sec. 7.00251.  INITIATION OF CERTAIN CLEAN AIR ACT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A PERSON.  If the commission determines that there are multiple violations based on information it receives as required by Title V of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7661 et seq.) from a person, as defined in Section 382.003, Health and Safety Code, only those that require initiation of formal enforcement will be included in any proposed enforcement action.  For all other violations that do not require initiation of formal enforcement, the commission may not include in the enforcement action the following:(1)  violations that are not repeat violations due to the same root cause from two consecutive investigations within the most recent five-year period; or(2)  violations that have been corrected within the time frame specified by the commission or for which the facility has not had the time specified by the commission to correct the violations.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (S.B. 12), Sec. 6.01, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 7.0026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.0026. Suspension of Enforcement Action Against Certain Regional Water, Sewer, or Solid Waste Services

Sec. 7.0026.  SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CERTAIN REGIONAL WATER, SEWER, OR SOLID WASTE SERVICES.  If a water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service operated by or for a municipality or county is being integrated into a regional water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service, the commission may enter into a compliance agreement with the regional service under which the commission will not initiate an enforcement action against the regional service for existing or anticipated violations resulting from the operation by the regional service of the service being integrated.  A compliance agreement under this section must include provisions necessary to bring the service being integrated into compliance.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1115, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 7.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.003. Enforcement Report

Sec. 7.003.  ENFORCEMENT REPORT.  (a)  The commission shall report at least once each month on enforcement actions taken by the commission or others and the resolution of those actions.(b)  The report shall be an item for commission discussion at a meeting of the commission for which public notice is given.(c)  If an enforcement action involves a suit filed for injunctive relief or civil penalties, or both, the report shall state the actual or projected time for resolution of the suit.  A copy of the report and of the minutes of the meeting reflecting commission action relating to the report shall be filed with the governor and the attorney general.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.004. Remedies Cumulative

Sec. 7.004.  REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.  The remedies under this chapter are cumulative of all other remedies.  Nothing in this chapter affects the right of a private corporation or individual to pursue any available common law remedy to abate a condition of pollution or other nuisance, to recover damages to enforce a right, or to prevent or seek redress or compensation for the violation of a right or otherwise redress an injury.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.005. Effect on Other Law

Sec. 7.005.  EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.  This chapter does not exempt a person from complying with or being subject to other law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 7.006. Enforcement Policies

Sec. 7.006.  ENFORCEMENT POLICIES.  (a)  The commission by rule shall adopt a general enforcement policy that describes the commission's approach to enforcement.(b)  The commission shall assess, update, and publicly adopt specific enforcement policies regularly, including policies regarding the calculation of penalties and deterrence to prevent the economic benefit of noncompliance.(c)  The commission shall make the policies available to the public, including by posting the policies on the commission's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 4.09, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 7.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter B. Corrective Action and Injunctive Relief|Section 7.031. Corrective Action Relating to Hazardous Waste

Sec. 7.031.  CORRECTIVE ACTION RELATING TO HAZARDOUS WASTE.  (a)  The commission shall require corrective action for a release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents from a solid waste management unit at a solid waste processing, storage, or disposal facility that is required to obtain a permit for the management of hazardous waste and whose permit is issued after November 8, 1984, regardless of when the waste is placed in the unit.(b)  The commission shall establish schedules for compliance for the corrective action if the corrective action cannot be completed before permit issuance and shall require assurances of financial responsibility for completing the corrective action.(c)  If the commission determines that there is or has been a release of hazardous waste into the environment from a facility required to obtain a permit in accordance with an approved state program under Section 3006 of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.), the commission may:(1)  issue an order requiring corrective action or other response measures considered necessary to protect human health or the environment;  or(2)  institute a civil action under Subchapter D.(d)  An order issued under this section:(1)  may include a suspension or revocation of authorization to operate;(2)  must state with reasonable specificity the nature of the required corrective action or other response measure;  and(3)  must specify a time for compliance.(e)  If a person named in the order does not comply with the order, the commission may assess an administrative penalty or seek a civil penalty in accordance with this chapter.(f)  Nothing in this section limits the authority of the commission, consistent with federal law, to issue an order for the closure, post-closure care, or other remediation of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents from a solid waste management unit at a solid waste processing, storage, or disposal facility.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 9.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 7.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter B. Corrective Action and Injunctive Relief|Section 7.032. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 7.032.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a)  The executive director may enforce a commission rule or a provision of a permit issued by the commission by injunction or other appropriate remedy.(b)  If it appears that a violation or threat of violation of a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted or an order or a permit issued under such a statute has occurred or is about to occur, the executive director may have a suit instituted in district court for injunctive relief to restrain the violation or threat of violation.(c)  The suit may be brought in the county in which the defendant resides or in the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurs.(d)  In a suit brought under this section to enjoin a violation or threat of violation described by Subsection (b), the court may grant the commission, without bond or other undertaking, any prohibitory or mandatory injunction the facts may warrant, including a temporary restraining order and, after notice and hearing, a temporary injunction or permanent injunction.(e)  On request of the executive director, the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in a county in which the violation occurs shall initiate a suit in the name of the state for injunctive relief.  The suit may be brought independently of or in conjunction with a suit under Subchapter D.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter B. Corrective Action and Injunctive Relief|Section 7.033. Recovery of Security for Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, Violation

Sec. 7.033.  RECOVERY OF SECURITY FOR CHAPTER 401, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, VIOLATION.  The commission shall seek reimbursement, either by a commission order or by a suit filed under Subchapter D by the attorney general at the commission's request, of security from the radiation and perpetual care account used by the commission to pay for actions, including corrective measures, to remedy spills or contamination by radioactive material resulting from a violation of Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, relating to an activity under the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted or a license, registration, or order issued by the commission under that chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|