Natural Resources Code § 134.177

Sec. 134.177. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR FAILING TO CORRECT VIOLATION FOR WHICH CITATION HAS BEEN ISSUED. (a) The commission shall assess a person who does not correct a violation for which a citation has been issued under Section 134.161 within the time permitted for its correction an administrative penalty of not less than $750 for each day the violation continues after that time. (b) If the person initiates a review proceeding in which the commission orders, after an expedited hearing, the suspension of the abatement requirements of the citation after determining that the person will suffer irreparable loss or damage from the application of those requirements, the period during which the person must correct the violation before the commission may impose an administrative penalty under this section expires when the commission enters a final order. (c) If the person initiates a review proceeding in which a court orders the suspension of an abatement requirement of the citation, the period during which the person must correct the violation before the commission may impose an administrative penalty under this section expires when the court enters an order. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.