State of Texas Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

The purpose of this plan is to provide procedures for a coordinated response to spills or accidental discharges of oil or other hazardous substances into the waters or adjacent to the waters of the State of Texas by state agencies concerned with protection of the environment and the public health and welfare. It is also the purpose of this plan to outline methods by which such spills and accidental discharges will be reported to state agencies having regulatory responsibility over the activities and/or facilities involved in spills or accidental discharges.