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Senate Bill 2543 |
Senate Author: Hegar |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
House Sponsor: Callegari |
Senate Bill 2543 amends the Special District Local Laws Code relating to the enforcement of rules by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (HGSD) and the Fort Bend Subsidence District (FBSD). The bill authorizes each subsidence district to assess and recover a civil penalty between $50 and $5,000 against a person other than a political subdivision for each violation, or day of a continuing violation, of the district's rules. If a political subdivision commits a violation, HGSD and FBSD may assess and recover a civil penalty amount equal to the greater of 120 percent of the sum of the fees assessed against the subdivision and the amount the subdivision would have paid to an alternative water supplier, or $5,000 for each violation and for each day of a continuing violation.