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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Water Code § 7.155: VIOLATION RELATING TO DISCHARGE OR SPILL.

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  1. WATER CODE
  2. TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION
  3. SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
  4. CHAPTER 7. ENFORCEMENT
  5. SUBCHAPTER E. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) operates, is in charge of, or is responsible for a facility or vessel that causes a discharge or spill as defined by Section 26.263 and does not report the spill or discharge on discovery; or

(2) knowingly falsifies a record or report concerning the prevention or cleanup of a discharge or spill.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:48Z. Source file · JSON

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