{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-121.304","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 121.304","heading":"POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.","body":"(a) The railroad commission may assess an administrative penalty against a gas utility that violates this chapter, fails to perform a duty imposed by this chapter, or fails to comply with an order of the railroad commission issued under this chapter and applicable to the gas utility if the violation:\n(1) results in pollution of the air or water of this state; or\n(2) poses a threat to the public safety.\n(b) The penalty for each violation or failure that is not related to pipeline safety may not exceed $10,000 a day. The penalty for each violation or failure that is related to pipeline safety may not exceed $200,000 a day. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessment, provided that the maximum penalty that may be assessed for any related series of violations related to pipeline safety may not exceed $2 million.\n(c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the railroad commission shall consider:\n(1) the gas utility's history of previous violations of this chapter;\n(2) the seriousness of the violation; and\n(3) any hazard to the health or safety of the public.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 104 (S.B. 900), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 3. GAS REGULATION","SUBTITLE B. REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND USE","CHAPTER 121. GAS PIPELINES","SUBCHAPTER G. ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.121.htm#121.304","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"07eac82248fbaa4da031d02a73a58ec2521d2215686c4b893301dca84a1c9e54","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-121.303","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-121.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}