| 1 | 1 | | 88R4137 SGM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 1241 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to publication by the Railroad Commission of Texas of |
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| 8 | 8 | | certain information regarding natural gas flaring. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Natural |
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| 11 | 11 | | Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SUBCHAPTER B. RULES AND INFORMATION |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Natural Resources |
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| 14 | 14 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 88.014 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 88.014. PUBLICATION OF FLARING INFORMATION. (a) In |
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| 16 | 16 | | this section, "flaring intensity" means the amount of natural gas |
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| 17 | 17 | | flared per barrel of oil produced. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) On a monthly basis, the commission shall publish on the |
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| 19 | 19 | | commission's Internet website: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) the names of the operators who report the highest |
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| 21 | 21 | | 20 levels of flaring; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) for each operator named in Subdivision (1), the |
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| 23 | 23 | | level of flaring and flaring intensity. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) On an annual basis, the commission shall publish on the |
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| 25 | 25 | | commission's Internet website a report of all operators and each |
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| 26 | 26 | | operator's aggregate level of flaring and flaring intensity for the |
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| 27 | 27 | | year covered by the report. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (d) The commission shall base information published under |
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| 29 | 29 | | this section on the most current and comprehensive information |
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| 30 | 30 | | available to the commission. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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