Sec. 361.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Contaminant" includes:
(A) solid waste;
(B) hazardous waste;
(C) a hazardous waste constituent listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart D, or Table 1, 40 C.F.R. Section 261.24;
(D) a pollutant as defined in Section 26.001, Water Code; and
(E) a hazardous substance:
(i) as defined in Section 361.003; or
(ii) subject to Sections 26.261-26.268, Water Code.
(2) "Environmental assessment" means the assessment described by Section 361.604.
(3) "Response action" means the cleanup or removal of a hazardous substance or contaminant from the environment, excluding a waste, pollutant, or substance regulated by or that results from an activity under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas under Chapter 91 or 141, Natural Resources Code, or Chapter 27, Water Code.
(4) "Voluntary cleanup" means a response action taken under and in compliance with this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 986, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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