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TITLE 31NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
PART 1GENERAL LAND OFFICE
CHAPTER 29PROCEDURES FOR STATE CONSISTENCY WITH COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GOALS AND POLICIES
SUBCHAPTER CCONSISTENCY AND COMMISSIONER REVIEW OF PROPOSED STATE AGENCY ACTIONS
RULE §29.42Enforcement after Commissioner Protest of a Proposed Agency Action
(a) The agency with jurisdiction over a proposed action shall enforce provisions of the CMP.

(b) If the attorney general issues an opinion under §29.39 of this chapter (relating to Agency Action After Commissioner Protest) that a proposed agency action is inconsistent with the CMP, the attorney general shall file suit in a district court of Travis County unless otherwise directed by the commissioner.

(c) Notwithstanding the request for an opinion from, or the filing of a suit by the attorney general, the commissioner and the agency may enter into a settlement agreement with regard to the proposed action. If the commissioner and the agency enter into a settlement agreement, the commissioner may rescind the commissioner's request for an opinion from the attorney general.
Source Note: The provisions of this §29.42 adopted to be effective June 15, 1995, 19 TexReg 7670; amended to be effective November 3, 1995, 20 TexReg 8664; amended to be effective October 7, 2018, 43 TexReg 6452; transferred effective December 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register October 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7301; amended to be effective July 10, 2023, 48 TexReg 3675

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