Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 133 - Quarry Safety

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 133.001. Short Title - Sec. 133.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 133.002. Purpose - Sec. 133.002. PURPOSE. The Legislature of the State of Texas...

Section 133.003. Definitions - Sec. 133.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abandoned" means having...

Subchapter B. Authority of Commission

Section 133.011. General Authority of the Commission - Sec. 133.011. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION. To accomplish the...

Section 133.012. Inventory of Active, Inactive, and Abandoned Quarries and Pits - Sec. 133.012. INVENTORY OF ACTIVE, INACTIVE, AND ABANDONED QUARRIES AND...

Section 133.013. Determination of Status - Sec. 133.013. DETERMINATION OF STATUS. After notice and hearing, the...

Subchapter C. Person Responsible for Quarry or Pit

Section 133.021. Persons Responsible for Quarry or Pit - Sec. 133.021. PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR QUARRY OR PIT. (a) For...

Subchapter C. -1. Initial Reporting Requirements

Section 133.031. Report of Abandoned or Inactive Quarry or Pit - Sec. 133.031. REPORT OF ABANDONED OR INACTIVE QUARRY OR PIT....

Section 133.032. Report of an Active Quarry or Pit - Sec. 133.032. REPORT OF AN ACTIVE QUARRY OR PIT. On...

Section 133.033. Form and Content of Report - Sec. 133.033. FORM AND CONTENT OF REPORT. (a) Each report...

Subchapter D. Safety and Certification

Section 133.041. Barriers Required - Sec. 133.041. BARRIERS REQUIRED. (a) A person responsible for an...

Section 133.042. Construction Standards - Sec. 133.042. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. (a) A barrier constructed under Section...

Section 133.043. Construction Costs - Sec. 133.043. CONSTRUCTION COSTS. (a) The commission shall adopt and...

Section 133.044. Prohibition Against Opening Pits - Sec. 133.044. PROHIBITION AGAINST OPENING PITS. (a) From and after...

Section 133.045. Safety Certificate Required - Sec. 133.045. SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) A safety certificate is...

Section 133.046. Form and Contents of Application - Sec. 133.046. FORM AND CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. (a) The commission...

Section 133.047. Application Fee - Sec. 133.047. APPLICATION FEE. (a) The commission may require the...

Section 133.048. Review of Application - Sec. 133.048. REVIEW OF APPLICATION. (a) Not later than the...

Section 133.049. Inspection of Barriers - Sec. 133.049. INSPECTION OF BARRIERS. Within 15 days of the...

Section 133.050. Issuance of Certificate - Sec. 133.050. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. (a) If, after inspection, the...

Section 133.051. Transfer of Certificate After Transfer of Title - Sec. 133.051. TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE AFTER TRANSFER OF TITLE. (a)...

Section 133.053. Denial or Revocation of Certificate - Sec. 133.053. DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE. (a) At its...

Section 133.054. Cessation of Active Pit Operations - Sec. 133.054. CESSATION OF ACTIVE PIT OPERATIONS. (a) The responsible...

Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalties

Section 133.081. Notice of Violation; Time to Cure - Sec. 133.081. NOTICE OF VIOLATION; TIME TO CURE. (a) On...

Section 133.082. Civil Penalty - Sec. 133.082. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person or responsible party...

Section 133.083. Injunction - Sec. 133.083. INJUNCTION. (a) The commission may enforce this chapter...

Section 133.084. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 133.084. RECOVERY OF COSTS. A person responsible for a...

Section 133.085. Procedure - Sec. 133.085. PROCEDURE. (a) At the request of the commission,...

Section 133.086. Disposition of Penalties and Costs - Sec. 133.086. DISPOSITION OF PENALTIES AND COSTS. Money collected under...

Section 133.087. Compliance - Sec. 133.087. COMPLIANCE. Compliance with this Act shall be admissible...

Section 133.088. Governmental Liability - Sec. 133.088. GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY. The provisions of this act shall...

Subchapter F. Authority to Regulate Quarries and Pits in Certain Counties

Section 133.091. County Authority to Regulate - Sec. 133.091. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. A county with a...

Section 133.092. Area Subject to Regulation - Sec. 133.092. AREA SUBJECT TO REGULATION. A regulation adopted under...

Section 133.093. Conflict With Commission Rule - Sec. 133.093. CONFLICT WITH COMMISSION RULE. A county may not...

Subchapter G. Authority to Regulate Quarries in Certain Municipalities

Section 133.121. Use of Municipal Quarry Site Located in Different Municipality - Sec. 133.121. USE OF MUNICIPAL QUARRY SITE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 133.901. Distance Between Pit and Property Line - Sec. 133.901. DISTANCE BETWEEN PIT AND PROPERTY LINE. (a) Except...