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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing a civil penalty for violations of the |
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Antiquities Code of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 191, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 191.1715 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 191.1715. CIVIL PENALTY. A person who violates this |
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chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 nor more |
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than $1,000 for each day of violation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 191.172, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to, and without limiting the other powers of |
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the attorney general, and without altering or waiving any criminal |
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penalty provided in this chapter, the attorney general may bring an |
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action in the name of the State of Texas in any court of competent |
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jurisdiction for restraining orders and injunctive relief to |
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restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of this |
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chapter, [and] for the return of items taken in violation of the |
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provisions of this chapter, to recover on behalf of the state a |
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civil penalty provided by this chapter, or for both a civil penalty |
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and other relief authorized by this subsection. |
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(c) In issuing a final order in the action, the court may |
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award costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney's and |
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expert witness's fees. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |