Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
WATER CODE |
Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION |
Subtitle A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES |
Chapter 5. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
Subchapter D. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION |
Sec. 5.130. CONSIDERATION OF CUMULATIVE RISKS
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The commission shall:
(1) develop and implement policies, by specific environmental media, to protect the public from cumulative risks in areas of concentrated operations; and
(2) give priority to monitoring and enforcement in areas in which regulated facilities are concentrated.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.