By: Zwiener H.B. No. 242
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality to require water pollution abatement plans from certain
facilities regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 26.0462 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.0462. EDWARDS AQUIFER PLANS ASSOCIATED WITH OIL,
GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES. Notwithstanding another provision of
this chapter or a provision of the Natural Resources Code, the
commission may require the owner or operator of a facility used in
connection with an activity that is associated with the
exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or geothermal
resources and regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas to
submit to the commission a water pollution abatement plan for the
facility if the facility is located in the recharge zone of the
Edwards Aquifer, as defined by commission rule.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.