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Tex. Water Code § 7.107 (2026)

Division Of Civil Penalty

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Sec. 7.107. DIVISION OF CIVIL PENALTY. Except in a suit brought for a violation of Chapter 28 of this code or of Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, a civil penalty recovered in a suit brought under this subchapter by a local government shall be divided as follows:

(1) the first $4.3 million of the amount recovered shall be divided equally between:

(A) the state; and

(B) the local government that brought the suit; and

(2) any amount recovered in excess of $4.3 million shall be awarded to the state.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (H.B. 1794), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2017 · leading case: Int'l Paper Co. v. Harris Cnty., 445 S.W.3d 379 (Tex. App. 2013).
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Int'l Paper Co. v. Harris Cnty., 445 S.W.3d 379 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Water Code Ann. § 7.107 (West 2008) (“Except in a suit brought for a violation of Chapter 28 of this code or of Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, a civil penalty recovered in a suit brought under this subchapter by a local government shall be equally divided between:…”
in Re Volkswagen Clean Diesel Litig.: Texas Clean Air Act Enf't Cases, 557 S.W.3d 78 (Tex. App. 2017). “49 Tex. Water Code § 7.107. 50 American Heritage Dictionary at 232 (defining “bring”).”
Harris Cnty. v. Int'l Paper Co. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 5× “11, 44 TEX. WATER CODE § 7.107 .................”
Int'l Paper Co., Waste Mgmt., Inc. Waste Mgmt. of Texas, Inc., & McGinnes Indus. Maint. Corp v. Harris Cnty., Texas & the State of Texas, Acting by & Through the Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, a Necessary & Indispensable Party (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “TEX. WATER CODE ANN. § 7.107 (West 2008).”
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