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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 12COAL MINING REGULATIONS
SUBCHAPTER LPERMANENT PROGRAM INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
DIVISION 2ENFORCEMENT
RULE §12.683Inability To Comply

(a) No cessation order or notice of violation issued under §§12.677-12.684 of this title (relating to Enforcement) may be vacated because of inability to comply.

(b) Inability to comply may not be considered in determining whether a pattern of violations exists.

(c) Unless caused by lack of diligence, inability to comply may be considered only in mitigation of the amount of civil penalty under §§12.686-12.694 of this title (relating to Civil Penalties) and of the duration of the suspension of a permit.


Source Note: The provisions of this §12.683 adopted to be effective April 7, 1997, 22 TexReg 3093.

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