SECTION 12.684. Injunctive Relief

The Commission may request the Attorney General of Texas to institute a civil action for relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or any other order, in the district court of Travis County, or in the district in which the coal exploration or surface coal mining and reclamation operation is located or in which the person to whom the notice of violation or order has been issued has his principal office, whenever that person or his or her agent, in violation of the Act, this chapter (relating to Coal Mining Regulations), or any condition of an exploration approval or permit imposed under the Act or this chapter (relating to Coal Mining Regulations):

(1) violates or fails or refuses to comply with any order or decision of the Commission;

(2) interferes with, hinders or delays the Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Act or this chapter (relating to Coal Mining Regulations);

(3) refuses to admit an authorized representative of the Commission to a mine;

(4) refuses to permit inspection of a mine by an authorized representative of the Commission;

(5) refuses to furnish any required information or report;

(6) refuses to permit access to or copying of any required records; or

(7) refuses to permit inspection of monitoring equipment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §12.684 adopted to be effective April 7, 1997, 22 TexReg 3093.