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Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 40.005. Administration of Hazardous Substance Spill Response and Cleanup

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

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 1.

1 V.T.C.A., Water Code § 26.261 et seq.
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