Sec. 361.276. APPORTIONMENT OF LIABILITY. (a) If the release or threatened release caused by a person's acts or omissions is proved by a preponderance of the evidence to be divisible, that person is liable only for the elimination of that release or threatened release attributable to the person. If the release or threatened release is not proved to be divisible, persons liable under Section 361.272 or 361.273 are jointly and severally liable for eliminating the release or threatened release.
(b) In this section, "divisible" means that the waste released or threatened to be released has been and is capable of being managed separately under the remedial action plan.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water
Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act
Subchapter I. Enforcement; Administrative Orders Concerning Imminent and Substantial Endangerment
Section 361.271. Persons Responsible for Solid Waste
Section 361.272. Administrative Orders Concerning Imminent and Substantial Endangerment
Section 361.273. Injunction as Alternative to Administrative Order
Section 361.274. No Prior Notice Concerning Administrative Order
Section 361.2755. Scrap Metal Recycling Transactions; Defense
Section 361.276. Apportionment of Liability
Section 361.277. Effect of Settlement Agreement With State