Sec. 351.552.  AMOUNT OF PENALTY.  (a)  The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $2,500 for each violation.  Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation.
(b)  The amount of the penalty shall be based on:
(1)  the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited acts, and the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;
(2)  the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;
(3)  the history of previous violations;
(4)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5)  efforts to correct the violation;  and
(6)  any other matter that justice may require.
(c)  The board by rule shall develop and publish a standardized penalty schedule based on the criteria listed in Subsection (b).
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 1.022, eff. September 1, 2005.