87R17213 SLB-D
By: King of Uvalde, Guillen H.B. No. 3516
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3516:
By: Leman C.S.H.B. No. 3516
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of the recycling of oil and gas waste.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 122.004, Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 122.004. COMMISSION RULES FOR TREATMENT AND BENEFICIAL
USE. (a) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the treatment
and beneficial use of oil and gas waste.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), rules adopted
under this section must not differ in treatment of commercial and
noncommercial recycling of fluid oil and gas waste.
(c) Rules adopted under this section must establish:
(1) minimum siting standards for commercial fluid
recycling pits;
(2) uniform technical and construction standards
consistent with noncommercial recycling standards for fluid oil and
gas waste;
(3) minimum and maximum bonding and financial security
amounts for commercial fluid recyclers; and
(4) standards for sampling and analysis of fluid oil
and gas waste.
(d) The commission shall approve or deny an application for
a permit issued under rules adopted under this section not later
than the 120th day after the date the complete application was
received by the commission. If the commission does not approve or
deny the application before that date, the permit application is
considered approved and the applicant may operate under the terms
specified in the application for a period of one year.
(e) An application requesting a variance from the standards
adopted under this section must be evaluated and determined to be
substantially similar to previous variances approved by the
commission.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.