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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.152

INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT OF RELEASE; EMERGENCY ACTION

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.152, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT OF RELEASE; EMERGENCY ACTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/672353
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(a) If a release or a potential release poses a threat to human health or to the environment, the commission shall: (1) investigate and assess the extent of the resulting contamination; and (2) take necessary or appropriate emergency action to ensure that human health or safety is not threatened by the release or the potential release. (b) Emergency action under Subsection (a)(2) may include the treatment, restoration, or replacement of drinking water supplies.