Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 361.345

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

Subchapter I and § 361.344 and the enforcement by the commission of that subchapter and section do not:
(1) create rights or causes of action on behalf of a person other than those expressly stated by this chapter; or
(2) change common law or a rule of decision except as limited by this chapter to actions by the commission to eliminate an actual release or threatened release of solid waste that is an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health and safety or the environment.