Bill Text: TX HB2201 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and gas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB2201 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB2201-Introduced.html

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87R11265 TYPED
By: Ashby H.B. No. 2201

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and
gas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 91, Natural Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 91.1017 to read as follows:
Sec. 91.1017. LOCATION OF CERTAIN PITS. The commission by
rule shall establish standards governing permissible locations for
commercial oil and gas disposal facilities. The rules must include
a history of flooding in the 10 years preceding the construction of
the pit as a factor in determining whether a proposed location of a
pit is permissible.
SECTION 2. This Act take effect September 1, 2021.