82R9017 TRH-D
By: Veasey H.B. No. 3073
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the posting of public notice of the issuance of a permit
for an oil or gas well by the operator of the well.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Q, Chapter 91, Natural Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 91.7545 to read as follows:
Sec. 91.7545. POSTING OF SIGN. In addition to giving notice
as required by Sections 91.753 and 91.754, the operator shall, not
later than the deadline for giving notice under Section 91.753,
post in a conspicuous location on the tract of land on which the
well is located or is proposed to be located a sign that:
(1) gives notice of the issuance of the permit;
(2) states the name of:
(A) the owner of the property; and
(B) the operator of the well;
(3) is written in the English language;
(4) has letters of at least one inch in height; and
(5) is readily visible to a person approaching the
property.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to notice of the issuance of a permit issued on or after the
effective date of this Act. Notice of the issuance of a permit
issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
as it existed on the date the permit was issued, and the former law
is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.