87R8601 SLB-D
By: Nichols S.B. No. 771
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the notice requirements for permits for the commercial
surface disposal of oil and gas wastes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 91.116, Natural Resources Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
(b) A person who files an application for a permit for a
commercial surface disposal facility shall provide [publish]
notice of the application in accordance with this section.
(e) In addition to publishing notice of the permit
application as required by Subsection (d), the applicant shall give
notice of the permit application to a river authority or
groundwater conservation district whose territory contains the
tract of land on which a disposal pit will be located or on which the
disposal will take place.
SECTION 2. Section 91.116, Natural Resources Code, as
amended by this Act, applies only to an application for an oil and
gas waste disposal permit that is filed on or after the effective
date of this Act. An application for a permit filed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date of filing, and that law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.