| 1 | 1 | | 86R4693 BRG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Anchia H.B. No. 858 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the posting by the Railroad Commission of Texas on its |
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| 8 | 8 | | Internet website of certain enforcement information. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources |
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| 11 | 11 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 81.073 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 81.073. ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION. (a) The commission |
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| 13 | 13 | | shall post on the commission's Internet website: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) comprehensive information regarding the |
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| 15 | 15 | | commission's enforcement of this title and rules, orders, licenses, |
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| 16 | 16 | | permits, and certificates issued under this title, including |
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| 17 | 17 | | information regarding: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (A) inspection and enforcement activity; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (B) violations; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | (C) the amount of penalties finally assessed; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) information evidencing quarterly trends regarding |
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| 22 | 22 | | enforcement activity by the commission, including: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (A) the number of complaints received and the |
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| 24 | 24 | | manner in which they were resolved; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (B) the total number of inspections conducted, |
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| 26 | 26 | | the number of inspections conducted following the receipt of a |
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| 27 | 27 | | complaint, and the number of inspections conducted on the |
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| 28 | 28 | | commission's own initiative; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (C) the number of violations, categorized |
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| 30 | 30 | | according to the degree of severity of the violation and the |
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| 31 | 31 | | statute, rule, order, license, permit, or certificate violated, for |
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| 32 | 32 | | which enforcement action has been taken; |
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| 33 | 33 | | (D) the number of repeat violations determined to |
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| 34 | 34 | | have been committed; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (E) the number of violations referred to the |
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| 36 | 36 | | attorney general for enforcement; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | (3) an analysis of annual trends regarding complaints |
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| 38 | 38 | | filed with the commission and enforcement activity by the |
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| 39 | 39 | | commission. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (b) Information required to be posted under this section |
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| 41 | 41 | | must be: |
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| 42 | 42 | | (1) in a searchable format; |
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| 43 | 43 | | (2) organized by county, by operator or other entity, |
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| 44 | 44 | | and by well, if applicable; and |
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| 45 | 45 | | (3) capable of being downloaded in bulk. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. The Railroad Commission of Texas shall comply |
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| 47 | 47 | | with Section 83.073(b), Natural Resources Code, as added by this |
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| 48 | 48 | | Act, not later than January 1, 2021. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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