By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1926
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to permits to be issued for the storage and disposal of
certain oil and gas waste.
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 91.118 to read as follows:
Sec. 91.118. PERMITS REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL STORAGE AND
DISPOSAL FACILITIES. (a) The commission by rule shall regulate
through the issuance of permits the commercial storage and disposal
of oil and gas wastes.
(b) Rules adopted under this section must provide:
(1) that a permit application must include:
(A) a land use analysis for the area within a
one-mile radius of the proposed site that includes information
regarding:
(i) stormwater facilities;
(ii) the results of soil testing;
(iii) the locations of schools, hospitals,
and residences;
(iv) water resources; and
(v) geology and hydrogeology;
(B) a site development plan that includes:
(i) design documents;
(ii) a groundwater monitoring plan; and
(iii) a stormwater management plan; and
(C) a site operating plan that includes operating
hours and procedures for:
(i) facility operation;
(ii) recordkeeping;
(iii) litter and leachate management;
(iv) special waste handling; and
(v) site closure;
(2) criteria for issuance and denial of a permit,
including criteria to determine whether to require a buffer zone
around the facility; and
(3) requirements to obtain a bond, as described by
Section 91.109.
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Railroad
Commission of Texas shall adopt rules as required by Section
91.118, Natural Resources Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.