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Tex. Water Code § 16.323

ENFORCEMENT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

Known as the Flood Control and Insurance Act

The act spans §§ 16.311 to 16.324 (16 sections).

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1346, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter, a political subdivision may institute a civil suit in the appropriate court for:

(1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation, including an order directing the person to remove illegal improvements and restore preexisting conditions;

(2) the assessment and recovery of the civil penalty provided by Section 16.322; or

(3) both the injunctive relief and the civil penalty.

(b) On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter, the court shall grant the injunctive relief that the facts warrant.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.