Sec. 86.0215. INSPECTIONS. (a) In this section, "permit holder" means a person holding a permit under Section 86.006.
(b) The commission by rule shall adopt a policy to guide the prioritization of inspections of permit holders based on risk to the state's natural resources.
(c) The policy adopted under this section must require that the department:
(1) determine the conditions under which an on-site inspection of a permit holder by the department is appropriate;
(2) develop an assessment tool for determining the appropriate frequency and intensity of department inspections of permit holders, based on key risk factors and indications of increased or decreased risk, such as repeated or remedied violations and failed or passed inspections; and
(3) document all inspections of permit holders and the results of those inspections and make the documentation available to all employees whose job descriptions include the regulation of permit holders.
(d) The policy adopted under this section may be combined with a policy adopted under Section 12.1025.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle F - Marl, Sand, Gravel, Shell, and Mudshell
Chapter 86 - Marl, Sand, Gravel, Shell, and Mudshell
Section 86.001. Management and Protection
Section 86.002. Permit Required; Penalty
Section 86.003. Application for Permit
Section 86.004. Granting of Permit
Section 86.005. Economic Considerations
Section 86.007. Permit by Rule
Section 86.008. Denial of Permit
Section 86.009. Termination and Revocation
Section 86.010. Removal and Replanting of Oysters and Oyster Beds
Section 86.0105. Removal Report
Section 86.011. Delegation of Authority
Section 86.012. Sales of Materials
Section 86.014. Use for Seawalls, Etc
Section 86.015. Sand From Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays
Section 86.016. Deposit of Funds
Section 86.018. Taking From Certain Areas Prohibited
Section 86.019. Oil and Gas Lessees
Section 86.0192. Exemption for Certain Political Subdivisions
Section 86.023. Liability for Value of Material Taken
Section 86.026. More Than One Defendant
Section 86.027. Civil Suit and Criminal Prosecution Permissible