Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.153
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.153, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 40.153. REIMBURSEMENT OF FUND.
Official statutory text
The commissioner shall recover to the use of the fund, either from persons responsible for the unauthorized discharge or otherwise liable or from the federal fund, jointly and severally, all sums owed to or expended from the fund. This section does not apply to sums expended under Section 40.152(a)(9).
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