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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 374.208. Unauthorized Payments

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commission may pay costs from the fund under this chapter only if the costs are:

(1) integral to corrective action for a release; or

(2) required for the administration or enforcement of this chapter.

(b) The commission may not spend money from the fund:

(1) for corrective action at a site contaminated by solvents normally used in dry cleaning operations, if the contamination did not result from the operation of a dry cleaning facility;

(2) for corrective action at a site, other than a dry cleaning facility, that is contaminated by dry cleaning solvents that were released while being transported to or from a dry cleaning facility by a person other than the owner of the dry cleaning facility or the owner's agents or employees; or

(3) for the payment of any costs:

(A) associated with a fine or penalty brought against a dry cleaning facility owner under state or federal law; or

(B) related to corrective action at a dry cleaning facility that:

(i) has been included by the United States Environmental Protection Agency on the national priorities list; or

(ii) is a hazardous waste facility eligible for listing on the state registry under Subchapter F, Chapter 361.  1

1 V.T.C.A., Health & Safety § 361.181 et seq.
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