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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of an administrative penalty assessed by the |
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Railroad Commission of Texas for a violation of the Texas Surface |
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Coal Mining and Reclamation Act or a permit issued under that act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 134.174, Natural |
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Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The penalty may not exceed $10,000 [$5,000] for each |
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violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a |
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separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the assessment of an administrative penalty under Section |
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134.174, Natural Resources Code, for a violation that occurs on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. The assessment of an |
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administrative penalty under Section 134.174, Natural Resources |
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Code, for a violation that occurs before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the violation |
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occurred, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1667 passed the Senate on |
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April 12, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1667 passed the House on |
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May 15, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |