Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 40.052 · Subchapter B. DISCHARGE RESPONSE
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DISCHARGES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
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History
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.
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