Sec. 361.751. DEFINITIONS  


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  • In this subchapter:

    (1) "Contaminant" has the meaning assigned by Section 361.601.

    (2) "Innocent owner or operator" means a person that:

    (A) is an owner or operator of property that has become contaminated as a result of a release or migration of contaminants from a source or sources not located on or at the property; and

    (B) did not cause or contribute to the source or sources of the contamination referred to in Paragraph (A).

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 793, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.