Texas Natural Resources Code 33.208 – Enforcement
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(a) The agency or subdivision with jurisdiction over a proposed action shall enforce the provisions of the coastal management program.
(b) If the attorney general issues an opinion under Section 33.206(c) that a proposed agency or subdivision action is inconsistent with the coastal management program and the agency or subdivision fails to implement the commissioner’s recommendation regarding the action, the attorney general shall file suit in a district court of Travis County to enforce this subchapter. The court shall consider the attorney general’s opinion in determining whether the proposed action is consistent with the coastal management program.
Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 33.208
- 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.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(c) Notwithstanding the request of an opinion from, or the filing of suit by, the attorney general, the commissioner and the agency or subdivision may enter into a settlement agreement with regard to the proposed agency or subdivision action. If the commissioner and the agency or subdivision enter into a settlement agreement, the commissioner may rescind the commissioner’s request for an opinion from the attorney general.