The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Nov. 5 adopted enforcement items 7 through 29 and acknowledged acceptance of gifts and donations reported by the executive director.

Megan Hamilton of the enforcement division summarized the enforcement docket: total assessed administrative penalties amounted to $814,772, with $103,849 deferred, $123,895 applied toward supplemental environmental projects and $587,028 payable to general revenue. The commission voted to adopt the enforcement orders as recommended by the executive director; OPIC indicated support for adoption during the meeting.

Separately, Yan Trinh of the General Law Division presented gifts and donations received by the agency in the past 90 days under Texas Government Code chapter 575; the ED had accepted those gifts and requested the commission's acknowledgment. OPIC stated it supported approval of the resolution acknowledging acceptance. The commission approved the resolution by voice vote.

The enforcement orders and the gifts-resolution were adopted without substantive amendment during open session.