| 1 | 1 | | By: Callegari (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.B. No. 2067 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2011; |
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| 3 | 3 | | May 3, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Business |
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| 4 | 4 | | and Commerce; May 10, 2011, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | 5 | | vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 10, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to the regulation of the practice of engineering by |
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| 11 | 11 | | individuals engaged in the evaluation of oil and gas resources. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 1001.068 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 1001.068. CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE ENGINEERS ENGAGED IN |
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| 16 | 16 | | EVALUATING OIL AND GAS RESOURCES. (a) In this section, "evaluation |
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| 17 | 17 | | of oil and gas resources" includes: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) the quantification of the volume of oil and gas |
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| 19 | 19 | | reserves and resources in the subsurface of the earth; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) the determination of production forecasts for the |
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| 21 | 21 | | reserves or resources; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) the evaluation of the economic impact of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | production forecasts. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) This chapter does not apply to the evaluation of oil and |
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| 25 | 25 | | gas resources if the evaluation: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) is done by an engineer licensed in a state that |
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| 27 | 27 | | does not prohibit engineers licensed under this chapter from |
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| 28 | 28 | | engaging in the evaluation of oil and gas resources in that state; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) does not involve design, construction, or |
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| 30 | 30 | | engineering assessments on the surface; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (3) does not present a risk to public health or safety. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 33 | 33 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 34 | 34 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 35 | 35 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 36 | 36 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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| 37 | 37 | | * * * * * |
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