Bill Text: TX HB2259 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a drilling permit road fee for county repair and maintenance of public roads.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-24 - Left pending in committee [HB2259 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2259-Introduced.html
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| By: Aliseda | H.B. No. 2259 | |
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| relating to a drilling permit road fee for county repair and | ||
| maintenance of public roads. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 85, Natural Resources | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 85.2025 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 85.2025. DRILLING PERMIT ROAD FEE. (a) With each | ||
| application or materially amended application filed with the | ||
| commission for a permit to drill, deepen, plug back, or reenter a | ||
| well, the applicant shall submit to the commission a nonrefundable | ||
| road fee of: | ||
| (1) $75 if the total depth of the well is 2,000 feet or | ||
| less; | ||
| (2) $100 if the total depth of the well is greater than | ||
| 2,000 feet but less than or equal to 4,000 feet; | ||
| (3) $150 if the total depth of the well is greater than | ||
| 4,000 feet but less than or equal to 9,000 feet; and | ||
| (4) $200 if the total depth of the well is greater than | ||
| 9,000 feet. | ||
| (b) An applicant shall submit an additional nonrefundable | ||
| road fee of $150 to the commission when requesting that the | ||
| commission expedite the application for a permit to drill, deepen, | ||
| plug back, or reenter a well. | ||
| (c) The commission shall remit road fees collected under | ||
| this section to the comptroller for deposit in the public and state | ||
| roads maintenance and repair account under Section 251.201, | ||
| Transportation Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. Chapter 251, Transportation Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter F to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER F. PUBLIC AND STATE ROADS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR | ||
| ACCOUNT | ||
| Sec. 251.201. PUBLIC AND STATE ROADS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR | ||
| ACCOUNT. The public and state roads maintenance and repair account | ||
| is an account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of | ||
| drilling permit road fees imposed under Section 85.2025, Natural | ||
| Resources Code. | ||
| Sec. 251.202. DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUE TO COUNTIES. (a) On | ||
| a quarterly basis, the comptroller shall distribute money in the | ||
| public and state roads maintenance and repair account to each | ||
| county in an amount equal to the amount of road fees collected for | ||
| permits to drill in that county. | ||
| (b) For permits to drill in more than one county, the | ||
| comptroller shall divide the road fee between the counties evenly. | ||
| Sec. 251.203. USE OF REVENUE. (a) Money received by a | ||
| county under Section 251.202 may be used by the county only to | ||
| repair and maintain public roads, including by: | ||
| (1) contracting with the commission for the county to | ||
| undertake improvements to the state highway system as authorized | ||
| under Section 251.014; or | ||
| (2) reimbursing the department for maintenance or | ||
| repairs under Section 251.205. | ||
| (b) A county shall use 75 percent of money received under | ||
| Section 251.202 for the repair and maintenance of public roads that | ||
| are part of the state highway system and 25 percent of the money for | ||
| the repair and maintenance of public roads that are not part of the | ||
| state highway system. | ||
| Sec. 251.204. RECORDS. A county shall maintain a record | ||
| that accurately identifies the receipt and expenditure of all money | ||
| received under Section 251.202. | ||
| Sec. 251.205. REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT EXPENSES. A | ||
| county shall reimburse the department on a quarterly basis for the | ||
| department's repair and maintenance of the state highway system in | ||
| the county if the department submits to the county a request for | ||
| reimbursement and invoices for work performed. | ||
| Sec. 251.206. DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSEMENTS FOR REPAIRS AND | ||
| MAINTENANCE OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. The department shall | ||
| deposit reimbursements received from a county under Section 251.205 | ||
| in the state highway fund. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 85.2025, Natural Resources Code, as | ||
| added by this Act, applies only to an application for a permit | ||
| received by the Railroad Commission of Texas on or after the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
