Sec. 7.107. DIVISION OF CIVIL PENALTY. Except in a suit brought for a violation of Chapter 28 of this code or of Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, a civil penalty recovered in a suit brought under this subchapter by a local government shall be divided as follows:
(1) the first $4.3 million of the amount recovered shall be divided equally between:
(A) the state; and
(B) the local government that brought the suit; and
(2) any amount recovered in excess of $4.3 million shall be awarded to the state.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (H.B. 1794), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle A - Executive Agencies
Section 7.102. Maximum Penalty
Section 7.1021. Maximum Civil Penalty: Violation of Community Right-to-Know Laws
Section 7.103. Continuing Violations
Section 7.104. No Penalty for Failure to Pay Certain Fees
Section 7.106. Resolution Through Administrative Order
Section 7.107. Division of Civil Penalty
Section 7.108. Attorney's Fees
Section 7.109. Parks and Wildlife Department Jurisdiction
Section 7.111. Recovery of Security for Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, Violation