87R16521 SLB-F
By: Ashby, Guillen H.B. No. 2201
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2201:
By: King of Uvalde C.S.H.B. No. 2201
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and
gas.
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 91.1017 to read as follows:
Sec. 91.1017. LOCATION OF CERTAIN PITS. The commission by
rule shall establish standards governing permissible locations for
pits used by commercial oil and gas disposal facilities. The rules
must include a history of flooding in the 10 years preceding the
construction of the pit as a factor in determining whether a
proposed location of a pit is permissible.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.