87R1174 JXC-F
By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 1452
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas
of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from
wells or other facilities regulated by the commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 86, Natural Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 86.186 to read as follows:
Sec. 86.186. ELIMINATION OF ROUTINE FLARING. (a) The
commission by rule shall establish a policy to eliminate before
December 31, 2025, the routine flaring of gas from wells or other
facilities regulated by the commission.
(b) The policy may include:
(1) regulatory, incentive-based, or voluntary
approaches for achieving the goals of the policy; and
(2) interim goals for individual wells or other
facilities or for operators of wells or other facilities.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the policy must
allow flaring for safety or emergency purposes or purposes
authorized under Section 86.185.
(d) The policy may not allow flaring to be conducted for an
extended period for a purpose that is not related to safety or an
emergency.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.