Sec. 7.0525. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN DRY CLEANING FACILITIES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the amount of the penalty for a violation of Section 374.252, Health and Safety Code, may not exceed $5,000.
(b) The amount of the penalty for a violation of Section 374.252(a)(3), Health and Safety Code, may not exceed $10,000.
(c) In assessing an administrative penalty under this section, the commission shall consider, in addition to the factors prescribed by Section 7.053, the following factors, if applicable:
(1) the extent to which the violation has or may have an adverse effect on the environment; and
(2) the amount of the reasonable costs incurred by this state in detection and investigation of the violation.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 540, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1110 (H.B. 2376), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle A - Executive Agencies
Subchapter C. Administrative Penalties
Section 7.051. Administrative Penalty
Section 7.052. Maximum Penalty
Section 7.0525. Penalties for Violations Related to Certain Dry Cleaning Facilities
Section 7.053. Factors to Be Considered in Determination of Penalty Amount
Section 7.054. Report of Violation
Section 7.055. Notice of Report
Section 7.059. Notice of Decision
Section 7.060. Notice of Penalty
Section 7.061. Payment of Penalty; Petition for Review
Section 7.063. Consent to Affidavit
Section 7.064. Judicial Review
Section 7.065. Penalty Reduced or Not Assessed
Section 7.066. Referral to Attorney General
Section 7.067. Supplemental Environmental Projects
Section 7.068. Full and Complete Satisfaction
Section 7.069. Disposition of Penalty
Section 7.070. Findings of Fact Not Required; Reservations
Section 7.071. Inadmissibility
Section 7.072. Recovery of Penalty