82R5957 TRH-D
By: Davis S.B. No. 745
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of saltwater pipelines by the Railroad
Commission of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 81.051(a), Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission has jurisdiction over all:
(1) common carrier pipelines defined in Section
111.002 of this code in Texas;
(1-a) saltwater pipelines in Texas;
(2) oil and gas wells in Texas;
(3) persons owning or operating pipelines in Texas,
including saltwater pipelines; and
(4) persons owning or engaged in drilling or operating
oil or gas wells in Texas.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.