Bill Text: TX HB19 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to publication by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain information regarding natural gas flaring.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-07 - Filed [HB19 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB19-Introduced.html
| 87S10059 SLB-D | ||
| By: Gervin-Hawkins | H.B. No. 19 | |
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| relating to publication by the Railroad Commission of Texas of | ||
| certain information regarding natural gas flaring. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Natural | ||
| Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER B. RULES AND INFORMATION | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Natural Resources | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 88.014 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 88.014. PUBLICATION OF FLARING INFORMATION. (a) In | ||
| this section, "flaring intensity" means the amount of natural gas | ||
| flared per barrel of oil produced. | ||
| (b) On a monthly basis, the commission shall publish on the | ||
| commission's Internet website: | ||
| (1) the names of the operators who report the highest | ||
| 20 levels of flaring; and | ||
| (2) for each operator named in Subdivision (1), the | ||
| level of flaring and flaring intensity. | ||
| (c) On an annual basis, the commission shall publish on the | ||
| commission's Internet website a report of all operators and each | ||
| operator's aggregate level of flaring and flaring intensity for the | ||
| year covered by the report. | ||
| (d) The commission shall base information published under | ||
| this section on the most current and comprehensive information | ||
| available to the commission. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | ||
| last day of the legislative session. | ||
