H.B. No. 2201
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2201 was passed by the House on April
29, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2201 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor