Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.161
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.161, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 40.161. REIMBURSEMENT OF FUND.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioner shall diligently pursue reimbursement to the fund of any sum expended or paid from the fund.
(b) In any action to recover such sums, the commissioner shall submit to the court a written report of the amounts paid from or owed by the fund. The amounts paid from or owed by the fund stated in the report shall create a rebuttable presumption of the amount of the fund's damages. The written report shall be admissible in evidence.
(c) This section does not apply to a sum expended under Section 40.152(a)(9).
(b) In any action to recover such sums, the commissioner shall submit to the court a written report of the amounts paid from or owed by the fund. The amounts paid from or owed by the fund stated in the report shall create a rebuttable presumption of the amount of the fund's damages. The written report shall be admissible in evidence.
(c) This section does not apply to a sum expended under Section 40.152(a)(9).
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