Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
NATURAL RESOURCES CODE |
Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN |
Subtitle C. ADMINISTRATION |
Chapter 40. OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 1991 |
Subchapter B. DISCHARGE RESPONSE |
Sec. 40.052. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DISCHARGES
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If the unauthorized discharge involves predominantly a hazardous substance, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall carry out responsibility for abatement, containment, removal, and cleanup of the hazardous substances discharged, pursuant to Subchapter G, Chapter 26, Water Code.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.267, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 146, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.