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TX Water Code § 7.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.102. Maximum Penalty

Sec. 7.102.  MAXIMUM PENALTY.  A person who causes, suffers, allows, or permits a violation of a statute, rule, order, or permit relating to Chapter 37 of this code, Chapter 366, 371, or 372, Health and Safety Code, Subchapter G, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 1903, Occupations Code, shall be assessed for each violation a civil penalty not less than $50 nor greater than $5,000 for each day of each violation as the court or jury considers proper.  A person who causes, suffers, allows, or permits a violation of a statute, rule, order, or permit relating to any other matter within the commission's jurisdiction to enforce, other than violations of Chapter 11, 12, 13, 16, or 36 of this code, or Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code, shall be assessed for each violation a civil penalty not less than $50 nor greater than $25,000 for each day of each violation as the court or jury considers proper.  Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 376, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.844, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (S.B. 12), Sec. 1.09, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 7.1021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.1021. Maximum Civil Penalty: Violation of Community Right-to-Know Laws

Sec. 7.1021.  MAXIMUM CIVIL PENALTY:  VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS.  (a)  A person who knowingly discloses false information or negligently fails to disclose a hazard as required by Chapter 505 or 506, Health and Safety Code, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.(b)  This section does not affect any other right of a person to receive compensation under other law.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 942), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 7.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.103. Continuing Violations

Sec. 7.103.  CONTINUING VIOLATIONS.  If it is shown on a trial of a defendant that the defendant has previously been assessed a civil penalty for a violation of a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted or an order or a permit issued under such a statute within the year before the date on which the violation being tried occurred, the defendant shall be assessed a civil penalty not less than $100 nor greater than $25,000 for each subsequent day and for each subsequent violation.  Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.104. No Penalty for Failure to Pay Certain Fees

Sec. 7.104.  NO PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY CERTAIN FEES.  A civil penalty may not be assessed for failure to:(1)  pay a fee under Section 371.062, Health and Safety Code;  or(2)  file a report under Section 371.024, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.105. Civil Suit

Sec. 7.105.  CIVIL SUIT.  (a)  On the request of the executive director or the commission, the attorney general shall institute a suit in the name of the state for injunctive relief under Section 7.032, to recover a civil penalty, or for both injunctive relief and a civil penalty.(b)  The commission, through the executive director, shall refer a matter to the attorney general's office for enforcement through civil suit if a person:(1)  is alleged to be making or to have made an unauthorized discharge of waste into or adjacent to the waters in the state at a new point of discharge without a permit in violation of state law;(2)  has been the subject of two or more finally issued administrative penalty orders for violations of Chapter 26 occurring at the same wastewater management system or other point of discharge within the two years immediately preceding the date of the first alleged violation currently under investigation at that site;(3)  is alleged to be operating a new solid waste facility, as defined in Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code, without a permit in violation of state law;(4)  has been the subject of two or more finally issued administrative penalty orders for violations of Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, occurring at the same facility within the two years immediately preceding the date of the first alleged violation currently under investigation at that site;(5)  is alleged to be constructing or operating a facility at a new plant site without a permit required by Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, in violation of state law;  or(6)  has been the subject of two or more finally issued administrative penalty orders for violations of Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, for violations occurring at the same plant site within the two years immediately preceding the date of the first alleged violation currently under investigation at that site.(c)  The suit may be brought in Travis County, in the county in which the defendant resides, or in the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurs.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.106. Resolution Through Administrative Order

Sec. 7.106.  RESOLUTION THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER.  The attorney general's office and the executive director may agree to resolve any violation, before or after referral, by an administrative order issued under Subchapter C by the commission with the approval of the attorney general.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.107. Division of Civil Penalty

Sec. 7.107.  DIVISION OF CIVIL PENALTY.  Except in a suit brought for a violation of Chapter 28 of this code or of Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, a civil penalty recovered in a suit brought under this subchapter by a local government shall be divided as follows:(1)  the first $4.3 million of the amount recovered shall be divided equally between:(A)  the state; and(B)  the local government that brought the suit; and(2)  any amount recovered in excess of $4.3 million shall be awarded to the state.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (H.B. 1794), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 7.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.108. Attorney's Fees

Sec. 7.108.  ATTORNEY'S FEES.  If the state prevails in a suit under this subchapter it may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and reasonable investigative costs incurred in relation to the proceeding.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.109. Parks and Wildlife Department Jurisdiction

Sec. 7.109.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT JURISDICTION.  (a)  If it appears that a violation or a threat of violation of Section 26.121 or a rule, permit, or order of the commission has occurred or is occurring that affects aquatic life or wildlife, the Parks and Wildlife Department, in the same manner as the commission under this chapter, may have a suit instituted in a district court for injunctive relief or civil penalties, or both, as authorized by this subchapter, against the person who committed or is committing or threatening to commit the violation.(b)  In a suit brought under this section for a violation that is the proximate cause of injury to aquatic life or wildlife normally taken for commercial or sport purposes or to species on which this life is directly dependent for food, the Parks and Wildlife Department is entitled to recover damages for the injury.  In determining damages, the court may consider the valuation of the injured resources established in rules adopted by the Parks and Wildlife Department under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife Code, or the replacement cost of the injured resources.  Any recovery of damages for injury to aquatic life or wildlife shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account under Section 11.032, Parks and Wildlife Code, and the Parks and Wildlife Department shall use money recovered in a suit brought under this section to replenish or enhance the injured resources.(c)  The actual cost of investigation, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable expert witness fees may also be recovered, and those recovered amounts shall be credited to the same operating accounts from which expenditures occurred.(d)  This section does not limit recovery for damages available under other laws.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.110. Comments

Sec. 7.110.  COMMENTS.  (a)  Before the commission approves an agreed final judgment, consent order, voluntary settlement agreement, or other voluntary settlement agreement, or other voluntary agreement that would finally settle a civil enforcement action initiated under this chapter to which the State of Texas is a party or before the court signs a judgment or other agreement settling a judicial enforcement action other than an enforcement action under Section 113 or 120 or Title II of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.), the attorney general shall permit the public to comment in writing on the proposed order, judgment, or other agreement.(b)  Notice of the opportunity to comment shall be published in the Texas Register not later than the 30th day before the date on which the public comment period closes.(c)  The attorney general shall promptly consider any written comments and may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed order, judgment, or other agreement if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of this chapter, the statutes within the commission's jurisdiction, or a rule adopted or an order or a permit issued under such a statute.  Further notice of changes to the proposed order, judgment, or other agreement is not required to be published if those changes arise from comments submitted in response to a previous notice.(d)  The attorney general may not oppose intervention by a person who has standing to intervene as provided by Rule 60, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(e)  This section does not apply to:(1)  criminal enforcement proceedings;  or(2)  proposed temporary restraining orders, temporary injunctions, emergency orders, or other emergency relief that is not a final judgment or final order of the court or commission.(f)  Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to public comment under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter D. Civil Penalties|Section 7.111. Recovery of Security for Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, Violation

Sec. 7.111.  RECOVERY OF SECURITY FOR CHAPTER 401, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, VIOLATION.  On request by the commission, the attorney general shall file suit to recover security under Section 7.033.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.141. Definitions

Sec. 7.141.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Appropriate regulatory agency" means the commission, the Texas Department of Health, or any other agency authorized to regulate the handling and disposal of medical waste.(2)  "Corporation" and "association" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code, except that the terms do not include a government.(3)  "Large quantity generator" means a person who generates more than 50 pounds of medical waste each month.(4)  "Medical waste" has the meaning assigned by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code.(5)  "Serious bodily injury" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.(6)  "Small quantity generator" means a person who generates 50 pounds or less of medical waste each month.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 407 (H.B. 2244), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 7.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.142. Violations Relating to Unlawful Use of State Water

Sec. 7.142.  VIOLATIONS RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF STATE WATER.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates:(1)  Section 11.081;(2)  Section 11.083;(3)  Section 11.084;(4)  Section 11.087;(5)  Section 11.088;(6)  Section 11.089;(7)  Section 11.090;(8)  Section 11.091;(9)  Section 11.092;(10)  Section 11.093;(11)  Section 11.094;(12)  Section 11.096;(13)  Section 11.203;  or(14)  Section 11.205.(b)  An offense under Subsection (a)(9), (a)(10), or (a)(14) is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(B) or both.(c)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(8) is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(C) or both.(d)  An offense under Subsection (a)(3) or (a)(11) is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.(e)  An offense under Subsection (a)(5) is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(E) or both.(f)  Possession of state water when the right to its use has not been acquired according to Chapter 11 is prima facie evidence of a violation of Section 11.081.(g)  Possession or use of water on a person's land by a person not entitled to the water under this code is prima facie evidence of a violation of Section 11.083.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.143. Violation of Minimum State Standards or Model Political Subdivision Rules

Sec. 7.143.  VIOLATION OF MINIMUM STATE STANDARDS OR MODEL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION RULES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally violates a rule adopted under Subchapter J, Chapter 16.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.145. Intentional or Knowing Unauthorized Discharge

Sec. 7.145.  INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person, acting intentionally or knowingly with respect to the person's conduct, discharges or allows the discharge of a waste or pollutant:(1)  into or adjacent to water in the state that causes or threatens to cause water pollution unless the waste or pollutant is discharged in strict compliance with all required permits or with an order issued or a rule adopted by the appropriate regulatory agency;  or(2)  from a point source in violation of Chapter 26 or of a rule, permit, or order of the appropriate regulatory agency.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C) or Section 7.187(2)(F) or both.(c)  An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 7.147 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.147. Unauthorized Discharge

Sec. 7.147.  UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person discharges or allows the discharge of any waste or pollutant into any water in the state that causes or threatens to cause water pollution unless the waste or pollutant:(1)  is discharged in strict compliance with all required permits or with a valid and currently effective order issued or rule adopted by the appropriate regulatory agency; or(2)  consists of used oil and the concentration of used oil in the waste stream resulting from the discharge as it enters water in the state is less than 15 parts per million following the discharge and the person is authorized to discharge storm water under a general permit issued under Section 26.040.(b)  An offense under this section may be prosecuted without alleging or proving any culpable mental state.(c)  An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(B) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.(d)  An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 366 (S.B. 1297), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Water Code § 7.148 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.148. Failure to Properly Use Pollution Control Measures

Sec. 7.148.  FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly tampers with, modifies, disables, or fails to use pollution control or monitoring devices, systems, methods, or practices required by Chapter 26 or a rule adopted or a permit or an order issued under Chapter 26 by the commission or one of its predecessor agencies unless done in strict compliance with the rule, permit, or order.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.(c)  An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.149 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.149. False Statement

Sec. 7.149.  FALSE STATEMENT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly makes or causes to be made a false material statement, representation, or certification in, or omits or causes to be omitted material information from, an application, notice, record, report, plan, or other document, including monitoring device data, filed or required to be maintained by Chapter 26 or by a rule adopted or a permit or an order issued by the appropriate regulatory agency under Chapter 26.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.(c)  An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.150 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.150. Failure to Notify or Report

Sec. 7.150.  FAILURE TO NOTIFY OR REPORT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly fails to notify or report to the commission as required under Chapter 26 or by a rule adopted or a permit or an order issued by the appropriate regulatory agency under Chapter 26.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.(c)  An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 7.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 7 - Enforcement|Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties|Section 7.151. Failure to Pay Fee

Sec. 7.151.  FAILURE TO PAY FEE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly fails to pay a fee required by Chapter 26 or by a rule adopted or a permit or an order issued by the appropriate regulatory agency under Chapter 26.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(H) or Section 7.187(2)(B) or both.(c)  An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(H).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|