Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.459

This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.459, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.

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§ 91.459. CIVIL PENALTY.

Official statutory text

(a) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule, standard, or specification of the commission or who fails to close a saltwater disposal pit in compliance with this subchapter, a rule, standard, or specification of the commission, an order of the commission, or the authorization for the pit is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 for each act of violation or failure to comply.

(b) The attorney general shall recover the civil penalty provided by Subsection (a) of this section in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Any costs recovered by the attorney general under this subchapter shall be deposited in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 32(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site

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