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TITLE 31NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
PART 1GENERAL LAND OFFICE
CHAPTER 15COASTAL AREA PLANNING
SUBCHAPTER AMANAGEMENT OF THE BEACH/DUNE SYSTEM
RULE §15.9Enforcement, Penalties and Remedial Orders

        (III) not later than the 90th day after the date on which the notice is served if the structure has been used as a permanent, temporary, or occasional residential dwelling by at least one individual at any time during the year preceding the date of the notice.

      (iii) state that the failure to remove the structure may result in liability for a civil penalty under the Open Beaches Act, §61.018(c) in an amount specified, removal of the structure by the commissioner, and liability for the costs of removal, or any combination of these remedies;

      (iv) state that the person may submit, not later than the 30th day after the date on which the notice is served, a written request for a hearing to contest the commissioner's findings. Provided, however, if the structure has been used as a permanent, temporary, or occasional residential dwelling by at least one individual at any time during the year before the date on which the notice is served, the person may submit, not later than the 90th day after the date on which the notice is served, a written request for a hearing. If the person does not make a timely request for a hearing, the person waives all rights to judicial review of the commissioner's findings or orders.

    (B) The notice given by this subsection must be given in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.

  (7) If the person does not comply with a removal order of the commissioner or pay assessed penalties, removal costs, or other assessed fees and expenses on or before the 30th day after the date of entry of the final order, the commissioner may:

    (A) contract for removal and disposal of the structure;

    (B) sell salvageable parts of the structure to offset costs of removal;

    (C) request that the attorney general institute civil proceedings to collect the penalties, costs of removal, and other fees and expenses assessed because of the structure's placement on the public beach and the removal order by the commissioner; or

    (D) use any combination of remedies prescribed by this subsection, or other remedies authorized by law, to collect the unpaid penalties, costs of removal, and other fees and expenses assessed because of the structure's placement on the public beach and the removal order by the commissioner.

(d) Notice of Violation and Hearing Requirements.

  (1) Before the commissioner may order restoration or removal of a structure or assess administrative penalties under this section, the commissioner must give written notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to the person charged with the violation.

  (2) The notice required by this subsection must be given:

    (A) by service in person, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by priority mail; or

    (B) if personal service cannot be obtained or the address of the person is unknown, by:

      (i) electronic mail if the electronic mail address is verifiable; or

      (ii) posting a copy of the written notice at the site where the conduct was engaged in and by publishing notice in a newspaper with general circulation in the county in which the site is located at least two times within 10 consecutive days.

  (3) If the person requests a hearing, the commissioner must grant the hearing before an administrative law judge employed by the State Office of Administrative Hearings as provided in the Dune Protection Act, §63.1814 and the Open Beaches Act, §61.0184(g).

  (4) The right to appeal an order is subject to Dune Protection Act, §63.151, and the Open Beaches Act, §61.0184(h).


Source Note: The provisions of this §15.9 adopted to be effective February 17, 1993, 18 TexReg 661; amended to be effective January 31, 2010, 35 TexReg 489; amended to be effective May 8, 2023, 48 TexReg 2343

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