(a) Nothing in this subchapter changes the responsibilities of an owner or operator of an underground or aboveground storage tank to respond to a release of regulated substances or to comply with any other requirements of statutes or the rules or orders of the commission.     
      (b) The owner and operator are obligated to pursue whatever actions are necessary to minimize any immediate impacts of threats to human health and safety and the environment and to stabilize the conditions caused by the release. When financially unable to pursue immediate abatement actions, the owner or operator shall notify the agency immediately.     
      (c) No person shall knowingly submit false information to the agency as part of any materials required to be submitted under this subchapter.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §334.320 adopted to be effective September 26, 1990, 15 TexReg 5209; amended to be effective November 8, 1995, 20 TexReg 8800; amended to be effective November 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 11442