Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.1131 · Subchapter D. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION
RISK ASSESSMENT STANDARDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission by rule may establish risk assessment as the guide for:
(1) conducting site investigations and environmental assessments; and
(2) controlling and cleaning up oil and gas wastes and other substances and materials.
(b) Rules adopted under this section must provide for:
(1) determining whether an actual or potential risk exists at a site;
(2) screening contaminants at the site to identify those that pose a risk;
(3) developing cleanup standards based on contamination levels that are protective of human health and the environment; and
(4) establishing a reporting mechanism for informing the commission regarding specific remediation activities.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm
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