Section 80.277 - Appeals of Enforcement Orders(a) Within the 30-day period immediately following the day on which the commission's order in a contested case is final, in accordance with the APA, the person charged with a penalty shall pay the penalty in full.(b) The person assessed a penalty by the commission may suspend enforcement of the penalty while seeking judicial review by forwarding the amount of the penalty to the commission for placement in an escrow account or posting with the commission a supersedeas bond payable to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for the amount of the penalty, within the 30-day period immediately following the day on which the commission's order is final.(c) In the event the person assessed fails to take any of the actions in subsections (a) or (b) of this section, the executive director or an authorized representative may forward the matter to the attorney general for enforcement.(d) In the event that the final appellate determination is against the person assessed a penalty, he or she shall pay the commission the full amount of the penalty, and the commission shall deposit the amount of the penalty in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.(e) To the extent that the final appellate determination is in favor of the person assessed, he or she shall be absolved of liability for payment of that portion of the amount of the penalty as is required to comply with that determination, and the commission shall return that amount of the penalty assessed which is excessive according to that determination, or any amount of the supersedeas bond or escrow account filed with the commission for the purpose of suspending the enforcement of the penalty while seeking judicial review which is in excess of the final penalty determination with a certificate of its return.(f) Any supersedeas bond or escrow account filed with the commission for the purpose of suspending the enforcement of the penalty while seeking judicial review of the final decision of the commission shall be drawn according to a form on file in the Office of the Chief Clerk. Upon request, the chief clerk shall certify the receipt of the amount of any penalty received by the commission for the purpose of suspending the enforcement of the penalty while seeking judicial review.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 80.277
The provisions of this §80.277 adopted to be effective June 6, 1996, 21 TexReg 4763.