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Texas Water Code - WATER § 7.107. Division of Civil Penalty

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

Except in a suit brought for a violation of Chapter 28 of this code or of Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, a civil penalty recovered in a suit brought under this subchapter by a local government shall be divided as follows:

(1) the first $4.3 million of the amount recovered shall be divided equally between:

(A) the state;  and

(B) the local government that brought the suit;  and

(2) any amount recovered in excess of $4.3 million shall be awarded to the state.

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