Texas Health and Safety Code 753.008 – Enforcement
(a) The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission has concurrent jurisdiction with the board regarding the inspection of initial installation and other administrative supervision of aboveground tanks authorized and regulated by this chapter. The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission has the primary authority for inspection of initial installation of the tanks. The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall report all violations of this chapter in regard to aboveground storage tanks to the state fire marshal for enforcement proceedings.
(b) Under the board’s supervision, the state fire marshal and each county fire marshal and municipal fire marshal shall enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 753.008
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.