UNAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS

(a) The commission may pay costs from the fund under this chapter only if the costs are: (1) integral to corrective action for a release; or (2) required for the administration or enforcement of this chapter. (b) The commission may not spend money from the fund: (1) for corrective action at a site contaminated by solvents normally used in dry cleaning operations, if the contamination did not result from the operation of a dry cleaning facility; (2) for corrective action at a site, other than a dry cleaning facility, that is contaminated by dry cleaning solvents that were released while being transported to or from a dry cleaning facility by a person other than the owner of the dry cleaning facility or the owner's agents or employees; or (3) for the payment of any costs: (A) associated with a fine or penalty brought against a dry cleaning facility owner under state or federal law; or (B) related to corrective action at a dry cleaning facility that: (i) has been included by the United States Environmental Protection Agency on the national priorities list; or (ii) is a hazardous waste facility eligible for listing on the state registry under Subchapter F, Chapter 361.