Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.162 · Subchapter H. ENFORCEMENT
VIOLATION NOT CREATING IMMINENT DANGER OR CAUSING IMMINENT HARM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission or its authorized representative shall issue a notice to a permit holder who is violating this chapter or a permit condition required by this chapter and shall set a reasonable time not to exceed 90 days for abating the violation if, after an inspection, the commission or its authorized representative determines that:
(1) the permit holder is violating this chapter or a permit condition required by this chapter; and
(2) the violation:
(A) does not create an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public; and
(B) is not causing or reasonably expected to cause significant imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources.
(b) The commission or its authorized representative shall order a cessation of surface mining operations or the part of the operations relevant to the violation if:
(1) the time for abatement, as originally set or subsequently extended, expires;
(2) the commission or its authorized representative shows good cause; and
(3) the commission or its authorized representative finds in writing that the violation has not been abated.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.134.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 f60b7ccc7010a43dd2ac4579e292894d2906da32aa3d69c58bba0536b0a706da
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 8 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.162. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Natural Resources Code
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.163TERM OF CESSATION ORDER.Printed as Section 134.161 or 134.162
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.165FORM OF NOTICE OR ORDER.Printed as Section 134.161, 134.162, or 134.164
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.166MODIFICATION, VACATION, OR TERMINATION OF NOTICE OF ORDER.Printed as Section 134.161, 134.162, or 134.164
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.167EXPIRATION OF NOTICE OR ORDER.Printed as Section 134.161, 134.162, or 134.164
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.168APPLICATION FOR COMMISSION REVIEW OF NOTICE OR ORDER.Printed as Section 134.161 or 134.162
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.170COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION.Printed as Section 134.161 or 134.162
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.171REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF.Printed as Section 134.161 or 134.162
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.181PENALTY FOR DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR AGENT OF CORPORATION.Printed as Section 134.161, 134.162, 134.164, 134.166, 134.170, 134.171, 134.172, or 134.173
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.