CHAPTER 21. ADMINISTRATION OF AERONAUTICS
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 3. AVIATION
CHAPTER 21. ADMINISTRATION OF AERONAUTICS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 21.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Aeronautics" means:
(A) the art and science of flight of aircraft;
(B) aviation;
(C) the operation, navigation, piloting, maintenance, and
construction of aircraft or component parts of aircraft;
(D) air navigation aids, including lighting, markings, and
aircraft, ground, and related communications;
(E) air crew and air passenger facilities;
(F) airports and airstrips and their design, construction,
repair, maintenance, or improvement; and
(G) the dissemination of information and instruction concerning
any of the matters in this subdivision.
(2) "Aircraft" means a device intended, used, or designed for
flight in the air.
(3) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.
(4) "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.
(5) "Director" means the director of the Texas Department of
Transportation.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.002. AVIATION DIVISION. The powers and duties granted
to the department by this chapter or by other law related to
aviation shall be performed, under the direction of the
commission, by the aviation division.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.003. AVIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The aviation
advisory committee consists of six members appointed by the
commission to advise the commission and the department on
aviation matters.
(b) A committee member must have five years of successful
experience as:
(1) an aircraft pilot;
(2) an aircraft facilities manager; or
(3) a fixed-base operator.
(c) A committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.
(d) A committee member may not receive compensation for serving
as a member but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable
expenses incurred in performing the member's duties.
(e) The commission may adopt rules to govern the operations of
the committee.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.004. TEXAS AVIATION OPERATING ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas
aviation operating account is an account in the state highway
fund.
(b) The department shall deposit all money received from the
sale of advertising in the Texas Airport Directory to the credit
of the account.
(c) Money in the account may be appropriated for the operation
of the department or for other purposes as authorized by the
General Appropriations Act.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.005. SUIT AGAINST DEPARTMENT. (a) An interested party
who is adversely affected by an act, decision, rate, charge,
order, or rule adopted by the department and who fails to get
relief from the department may file a petition against the
department in a district court of Travis County, Texas.
(b) The petition must set forth the air carrier's or party's
particular objections to the act, decision, rate, charge, order,
or rule.
(c) The court shall give priority to an action described by
Subsection (a) over all other causes on the docket of a different
nature.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.006. SAFE AIRCRAFT OPERATION. (a) An aircraft operated
in the state shall be operated safely.
(b) An aircraft is operated safely if the operation complies
with the United States laws and regulations governing air traffic
and aeronautical operation.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 21.051. AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT. The department and the
director shall encourage and assist the development of
aeronautics in this state.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.052. COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES IN AERONAUTIC
DEVELOPMENT. The department and the director may:
(1) cooperate with or assist the United States, a governmental
subdivision of this state, or a person engaged in aeronautics or
in the development of aeronautics; and
(2) coordinate the aeronautical activities of entities described
by Subdivision (1).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.053. GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION COOPERATION IN AERONAUTIC
DEVELOPMENT. A governmental subdivision may cooperate with the
department in the development of aeronautics.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.054. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) The department may
contract as necessary or advisable to execute its powers under
this chapter.
(b) The department may not enter an agreement that binds the
state to make a payment that is not authorized by an
appropriation from general revenues or from the aeronautics fund.
(c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 1, eff. May
17, 1999.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 1, eff. May 17,
1999.
Sec. 21.055. GRANT OR GIFT WITH PRESCRIBED PURPOSE. The
department may accept from any person a grant or gift of money or
property for which the person has prescribed a particular use for
an aeronautical purpose.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.056. RECORD OF GRANT OR GIFT. The department shall
maintain in its office a record of money, property, or a grant
given to the department under this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.057. USE OF GRANT OR GIFT ACCORDING TO TERMS. The
department shall use money, property, or a grant given to the
department under this chapter according to the terms of the grant
or gift.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.058. EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS OR GIFTS OF MONEY. The
department may not spend a grant or money given to the department
unless the expenditure is authorized by order of the commission.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.059. GIFTS OF LAND. To develop aeronautics for the
common good and safety of the residents of the state or to
provide for catastrophe, disaster, or state or national
emergency, the state or department may accept from any person a
gift of any interest in real property that:
(1) may be used as a navigational aid;
(2) is on or adjacent to an airport or airstrip; or
(3) may be used as an airport or airstrip.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.060. JURISDICTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND LEASING OF LAND,
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, OR FACILITIES. (a) The department has
jurisdiction over and shall administer land given to the
department.
(b) The department may:
(1) exercise jurisdiction over and administer navigational aids
or facilities given to the state or to the department; and
(2) lease land, navigational aids, or facilities given to the
state or to the department.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.061. FUNDING CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AND
IMPROVEMENTS. (a) The department may construct on land given to
the department an improvement, facility, or navigational aid that
the department determines is necessary or advisable.
(b) Money in the aeronautics fund may be used for a purpose
described by Subsection (a).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.062. LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT. (a) The department
may lease land given to the department or an improvement on the
land to any person if the department finds after investigation
that:
(1) the lease is desirable or essential:
(A) to develop aeronautics for the common good and safety of the
residents of this state; or
(B) to provide for catastrophe, disaster, or state or national
emergency;
(2) the lessee is financially responsible; and
(3) the amount of periodic rental payments is at least equal to
the amount that the department has spent for improvements on the
land, amortized over the term of the lease.
(b) The department shall produce and maintain in the
department's office a written statement of the findings required
by Subsection (a).
(c) The department shall submit a lease entered into by the
department to the attorney general for approval as to form before
the lease becomes effective.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.063. TERMS OF LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT. (a) A
lease of land given to the department or a lease of an
improvement on the land must provide that:
(1) the lessee shall maintain, in accordance with the standards
the department prescribes, the land, premises, and improvements
the department placed on the land;
(2) if the lease or a rule or order of the department that
pertains to the lease is violated:
(A) the lease terminates immediately; and
(B) the lessee shall surrender the premises to the department
without liability and without court action; and
(3) in time of national or state disaster, emergency, or
catastrophe, the department may use, for the department or
others, the land, premises, or improvements the department placed
on the land as the governor or the department determines, without
liability or cost.
(b) The term of a lease of land given to the department or the
lease of an improvement on the land may not exceed 20 years.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.064. REPORTS AND INFORMATION. (a) The department may
report to an appropriate agency of another state or of the United
States that a proceeding has been instituted that charges a
violation of this chapter or of a federal statute.
(b) The department on its own initiative or by request may issue
to a state or municipal officer authorized by the department or
by the United States to enforce a law relating to aeronautics a
report about:
(1) a proceeding instituted that charges a violation of this
chapter or of a federal statute;
(2) penalties; or
(3) other information.
(c) The department may receive a report of penalties or other
information from an agency of another state or of the United
States.
(d) The department may enter into a necessary agreement with the
United States or an agency of another state governing the
delivery, receipt, exchange, or use of a report or other
information.
(e) The department shall submit an agreement entered into by the
department under Subsection (d) to the attorney general for
approval as to form.
(f) A report issued by the department is not evidence of a
violation and may not be received as evidence by a court.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.065. AERONAUTICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND FLIGHT CLINICS.
(a) The department may:
(1) organize and administer an aeronautical education program in
colleges and schools of this state and for the public; and
(2) prepare and conduct one or more flight clinics for air
crews.
(b) The department may charge for conducting a program or clinic
under Subsection (a).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.066. AERONAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS. (a) The department may
issue aeronautical publications as required in the public
interest.
(b) The department shall charge a fee sufficient to recover the
cost of preparing and distributing a department publication that
does not clearly promote public safety.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.067. TEXAS AIRPORT DIRECTORY. (a) The department may:
(1) issue the Texas Airport Directory;
(2) sell advertising in the directory; and
(3) advertise the sale of the directory in other publications.
(b) The department shall charge not less than $5 for the Texas
Airport Directory.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.068. ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. (a) The
department may provide engineering or technical services to any
person in connection with aeronautical activities, including the
planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or
operation of an airport, air navigation facility, or other
aeronautical activity, if providing the services is:
(1) reasonably possible; and
(2) in the interest of public safety and welfare.
(b) The department may charge for a service under this section.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.069. STATE AIRPORT IN CENTRAL TEXAS. (a) The
department, in consultation with the State Aircraft Pooling
Board, shall establish a state airport in Central Texas that is
open to the general public.
(b) In determining an appropriate location for the airport, the
department shall consider:
(1) the convenience, comfort, and accommodation of air traffic
flying into and departing from the Central Texas region,
including persons traveling for business and commercial reasons,
government officials, and tourists; and
(2) the safe operation of aircraft flying into and departing
from the Central Texas region.
(c) In determining an appropriate location for the airport, the
department may not consider:
(1) any property in a municipality without the approval of the
governing body of the municipality;
(2) any property outside of a municipality without the approval
of the commissioners court of the county in which the property is
located; or
(3) the property in Austin, Texas, identified as Robert Mueller
Airport.
(d) The commission may acquire by the exercise of eminent domain
property that the commission considers necessary to enable the
department to meet its responsibilities under this section.
(e) The department may utilize only federal matching funds,
federal grants, in-kind contributions, private sector funds,
nonprofit grants, and local government funding for the
establishment of this facility.
(f) The department shall have all the powers necessary or
appropriate to implement this section, including all the powers
granted to a local government under Chapters 22, 23, and 25.
(g) Upon completion of the construction of the airport, the
department shall contract with a private entity or a county or
municipality for the long-term management, operation, and
maintenance of the facility. Such contract shall comply with all
applicable Federal Aviation Agency regulations relating to the
management, operation, and maintenance of an airport.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1118, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Sec. 21.070. MARKING OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY. (a)
In this section:
(1) "Cultivated field" means any open space or pasture larger
than five acres in which a plant or tree nursery is located or an
agricultural crop, including cotton, corn, grain, grapes, beets,
peanuts, and rice, but not including grass grown for hay, is
grown on a continuing basis.
(2) "Wireless communication facility" has the meaning assigned
by Section 25.001.
(b) Absence of plants, seedlings, or a crop on a temporary basis
due to crop rotation or other farm management techniques does not
remove an open area from the definition of "cultivated field."
(c) This section applies only to an antenna structure that is
used to provide commercial wireless communications services and
that is located in a cultivated field or within 100 feet of a
cultivated field.
(d) A person who proposes to construct a wireless communication
facility that is at least 100 feet but not more than 200 feet in
height above ground level shall mark the highest guy wires on the
facility, if any, with two warning spheres each.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1222, Sec. 3, eff. June 20,
2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
885, Sec. 2.38, eff. April 1, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER C. AVIATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
Sec. 21.101. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF
AVIATION FACILITIES. (a) The department may loan or grant money
to a state agency with a governing board authorized to operate an
airport or to a governmental entity in this state to establish,
construct, reconstruct, enlarge, or repair an airport, airstrip,
or air navigational facility if:
(1) the money has been appropriated to the department for that
purpose; and
(2) providing the money will:
(A) best serve the public interest; and
(B) best discharge the governmental aeronautics function of the
state or its political subdivisions.
(b) A loan or grant under this subchapter must be made under a
contract.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.102. LOAN PREFERRED. The department shall:
(1) make a loan instead of a grant whenever feasible under this
subchapter; and
(2) carefully consider making a loan instead of a grant for an
improvement that produces revenue.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.103. COMMISSION VOTE REQUIRED FOR GRANT OR LOAN. Under
this subchapter, the commission may not make:
(1) a grant unless two-thirds of the entire commission votes in
favor of the grant; or
(2) a loan unless a majority of the entire commission votes in
favor of the loan.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.104. REVOLVING LOAN FUND. The department shall:
(1) place the principal and interest derived from a loan in a
revolving loan fund; and
(2) administer the fund for future loans and their
administration.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.105. REQUIREMENTS FOR LOAN OR GRANT. (a) The
commission may not approve a loan that bears interest of less
than three percent annually or that has a term that exceeds 20
years.
(b) Before approving a loan or grant, the commission shall
require that:
(1) the airport or facility remain in the control of each
political subdivision involved for at least 20 years;
(2) the political subdivision disclose the source of all funds
for the project and the political subdivision's ability to
finance and operate the project;
(3) at least 10 percent of the total project cost be provided by
sources other than the state; and
(4) the project be adequately planned.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.106. PRIORITIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The
commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee,
shall establish and maintain a method for determining priorities
among locations and projects eligible to receive state financial
assistance for aviation facility development.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.107. AVIATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) The
commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee,
through the preparation and adoption of an aviation facilities
development program, shall provide for a statewide airport system
to serve the state's air transportation needs for the least
practicable cost.
(b) The program must identify:
(1) the requirements for aviation facilities;
(2) the location of aviation facilities;
(3) the timing of aviation facilities;
(4) eligibility for funding; and
(5) the investment necessary for the program.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.108. AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) The commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory
committee, shall prepare a multiyear aviation facilities capital
improvement program.
(b) The aviation facilities capital improvement program must:
(1) include the priorities determined under Section 21.106; and
(2) have an estimated annual cost for the total program that is
approximately equal to the revenue that is forecast to be
available for aviation facilities development during the year.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.109. REVIEW AND REVISION OF AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. The commission, with the advice of the
aviation advisory committee, shall:
(1) periodically review the capital improvement program to
determine the need to:
(A) revise the system development criteria;
(B) add or delete aviation facility requirements;
(C) revise program priorities; and
(D) add, delete, or revise the scope of projects in the program;
and
(2) revise the program at least annually.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.110. AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM;
BUDGET PREPARATION. The department shall consider the aviation
facilities capital improvement program in preparing the
department's biennial budget request to the legislature.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.111. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) The commission or the
commission's authorized representative shall hold a public
hearing before approving any financial assistance under this
subchapter, except as provided by Section 21.1115.
(b) The commission shall give each interested party an
opportunity to be heard at the hearing.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.03(a), eff.
Sept. 1, 1997.
Sec. 21.1115. EMERGENCY LOAN OR GRANT. (a) In an emergency,
the director or the director's designee may award a loan or grant
without holding a public hearing under rules adopted by the
commission.
(b) Before awarding a contract under this section, the director
or the director's designee must certify in writing the fact and
nature of the emergency that requires the award of the contract.
(c) Not later than the fifth working day after the date a
contract is awarded under this section, the director shall notify
in writing each member of the commission of the details of the
emergency and the award.
(d) In this section, "emergency" means a situation or condition
at a general aviation airport that requires immediate attention
because of an existing unsafe condition that should be of
sufficient concern to require a notice to airmen under FAA Order
7930.2E.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.03(b), eff. Sept.
1, 1997.
Sec. 21.112. EXPENDITURE OF AIR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION MONEY BY
STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. A governmental entity that receives
money from the department to establish, construct, reconstruct,
enlarge, or repair an airport, airstrip, or air navigational
facility shall spend the money for those purposes and in
conformity with commission rules.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.113. AIRPORT HAZARD ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRED. The
department may not pay the final 10 percent of its share of
project costs under a grant until the sponsor has enacted an
airport hazard zoning ordinance or order under Chapter 241, Local
Government Code.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.114. AGENT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) The department is
the agent of the state and of each political subdivision of the
state for the purpose of applying for, receiving, and disbursing
federal funds for the benefit of a general aviation airport under
federal law, including 49 U.S.C. Sections 2201-2227.
(b) This section does not apply to a reliever airport.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
SUBCHAPTER D. INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 21.151. INVESTIGATION, INQUIRY, OR HEARING. (a) The
department may conduct an investigation, inquiry, or hearing
concerning a matter covered by this chapter or a rule or order of
the department.
(b) The hearing shall be open to the public.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.152. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION, INQUIRY, OR HEARING. A
member of the commission, the director, or an officer or employee
of the department who has been designated by the commission to
hold an investigation, inquiry, or hearing may:
(1) administer an oath;
(2) certify an official act;
(3) issue a subpoena;
(4) order the attendance and testimony of a witness; or
(5) order the production of a paper, book, or document.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.153. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA OR ORDER. (a) If a
person fails to comply with a subpoena or order issued under
Section 21.152, the department shall notify the attorney general.
(b) The attorney general may bring suit to enforce the subpoena
or order in the name of the state in a district court of Travis
County.
(c) If the court determines that noncompliance with the subpoena
or order was not justified, the court shall order the person to
comply with the requirements of the subpoena or order.
(d) Failure to obey the order of the court is punishable as
contempt.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.154. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person, including an
officer, agent, servant, or employee of a corporation, is liable
for a civil penalty if the person:
(1) violates this chapter;
(2) violates an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or
requirement of the department adopted under this chapter; or
(3) procures or aids a violation of this chapter.
(b) A penalty under this section may not exceed $100 a day for
each day of the violation.
(c) The attorney general or the county or district attorney in
the county in which the violation occurs shall institute and
conduct a suit for the penalty:
(1) in the county in which the violation occurs; and
(2) in the name of the state.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.155. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A district court of a
county in which a violation of this chapter or a rule, order, or
decree of the department under this chapter has occurred may
restrain and enjoin the person who committed the violation from
committing a further violation.
(b) The court may grant injunctive relief:
(1) in a suit for a civil penalty brought under this chapter; or
(2) on application of the department, the attorney general, a
district or county attorney, or a competing air carrier even if a
suit for a civil penalty has not been brought.
(c) The department, attorney general, or district or county
attorney is not required to post a bond when seeking injunctive
relief under this section.
(d) In this section, "air carrier" means a person who, wholly or
partly in this state, owns, controls, operates, or manages an
aircraft as a common carrier in the transportation of persons or
property for compensation but does not include an air carrier who
operates between a place in this state and a place outside this
state.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.156. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER. (a) The department may
enforce this chapter by revoking or suspending a lease or permit.
(b) The department shall notify the attorney general of a
violation of this chapter. The attorney general may bring suit to
enforce this chapter in a district court of the defendant's
county of residence.
(c) The court may enforce this chapter by injunction or other
appropriate legal process.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 21.157. COOPERATION WITH UNITED STATES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
The department shall work with agencies of the United States in
enforcing the statutes, directives, rules, and regulations of the
United States.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.