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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 70 - ENFORCEMENT
SUBCHAPTER C - ENFORCEMENT REFERRALS TO SOAH
SECTION/RULE §70.103 - Petitions Which Initiate a Cause of Action
Chapter Review Date 03/28/2024

(a) Generally. The executive director may file a petition as the instrument for initiating an enforcement action. The EDPR, when properly noticed and served, constitutes a petition.(b) Service. Where enforcement actions are initiated with a petition, as per this section, and there is a statutory requirement that the respondent be given notice, the petition shall be filed and notice given as if it were an EDPR, in accordance with §70.104 of this title (relating to Notice of Executive Director's Preliminary Report).

Source Note: The provisions of this §70.103 adopted to be effective June 6, 1996, 21 TexReg 4753.

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