§ 78263 Commission Enforcement Authority

• •The commission can look into and punish people who break the rules in this chapter.
• •If they think someone broke the law badly, they can tell the police or other law enforcement.
• •They can only do this for things that happen after September 19, 1990.

A company dumps toxic waste into a river, breaking environmental rules.

The commission can investigate the company and punish them. If they think the company did something really bad, like lying about it, they can tell the police to look into it too.