Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 1 - GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 17 - HEARING PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED OR DANGEROUS STRUCTURES ON STATE LAND
Section 17.8 - Request for Hearing

Universal Citation: 31 TX Admin Code ยง 17.8

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) An owner or operator, lienholder, or interested party who disagrees with the findings or requirements of the notice or any penalty, and who wishes to request a hearing for reconsideration or redetermination by the agency of the findings, requirements, or penalty, shall file with the agency a request for hearing and a statement of grounds as described in § 17.3 of this title (relating to Filing of Documents) and § 17.9 of this title (relating to Statement of Grounds).

(b) If the owner or operator charged consents to the deputy commissioner's recommendation, or if the owner or operator, lienholder, or interested party fails to request a hearing within 30 days after receipt of notice of the findings, requirements, and/or penalty, the commissioner shall issue an order consistent with the provisions in the notice required by § 17.7 of this title (relating to Initiation of General Land Office Action). The commissioner shall serve written notice of the final order to the owner or operator and lienholders. The owner or operator charged must comply with the order and pay any penalty assessed.

(c) A request for hearing must be filed in a timely manner regardless of any extension of time granted for the filing of a statement of grounds.

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