{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-374.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.203","heading":"LIMITATION ON USE OF FUND FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.","body":"(a) In this section, \"contaminated dry cleaning site\" means the areal extent of soil or groundwater contamination with dry cleaning solvents.\n(b) The commission may not use money from the fund for the payment of costs in excess of $5 million for corrective action at a single contaminated dry cleaning site.\n(c) Except for dry cleaning sites that require emergency action under Section 374.152, the commission may not use money from the fund for corrective action at a contaminated dry cleaning site unless an eligible person applies for the ranking under Section 374.154 and is not otherwise ineligible for corrective action under this chapter.\n(d) The owner of a dry cleaning facility or drop station, or other person who submits the application for ranking the facility under Section 374.154, shall pay as a nonrefundable deductible the first $5,000 of corrective action costs incurred because of a release from the dry cleaning facility or drop station. The commission may take corrective action regardless of whether the commission obtains the deductible.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 540, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1110 (H.B. 2376), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBTITLE B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER For expiration of this chapter, see Section 374.253.","CHAPTER 374. DRY CLEANER ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE","SUBCHAPTER E. LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.374.htm#374.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"1e22cba960561bdf4c48d044ea31dee1e219c516f343ccb084af913da550db8e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-374.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-374.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}