Texas § NR.40.102 - RESPONSE COORDINATION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § NR.40.102 — RESPONSE COORDINATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ NR.40.102. RESPONSE COORDINATION
RESPONSE COORDINATION. (a) In responding to actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil, the commissioner may appoint a state-designated on-scene coordinator to act in the commissioner's place. (b) If the unauthorized discharge of oil is subject to the national contingency plan, in responding to the discharge the commissioner or the state-designated on-scene coordinator shall to the greatest extent practicable act in accordance with the national contingency plan and cooperate with the federal on-scene coordinator or other federal agency or official exercising authority under the national contingency plan. (c) The commissioner or the state-designated on-scene coordinator may act independently to the extent no federal on-scene coordinator or authorized agency or official of the federal government has assumed federal authority to oversee, coordinate, and direct response operations. (d) The state or federal on-scene coordinator may authorize the decanting of recovered water during containment, cleanup, and response activities resulting from an unauthorized discharge of oil. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 1, eff. March 28, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 776, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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Section NR.40.102 ("RESPONSE COORDINATION") 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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