Texas § NR.40.005 - ADMINISTRATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP
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§ NR.40.005. ADMINISTRATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP
ADMINISTRATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP. The General Land Office, under the direction and control of the commissioner, is the state's lead agency for initiating response to all actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil. In the event of an unauthorized discharge of a hazardous substance, nothing in this chapter shall preclude the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from at the earliest time practicable assuming response and cleanup duties pursuant to Subchapter G , Chapter 26 , Water Code. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.267, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 146, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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Section NR.40.005 ("ADMINISTRATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL RESPONSE AND CLEANUP") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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