88R14511 JAM-D
By: Lozano H.B. No. 4072
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the verification disclosure of the contents of oil and
gas waste stored in pits at commercial oil and gas waste disposal
facilities.
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 91.1018 to read as follows:
Sec. 91.1018. VERIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF CONTENT OF OIL
AND GAS WASTE. (a) The commission by rule shall require the
operator of a commercial oil and gas waste disposal facility that
receives oil and gas waste for storage or disposal to:
(1) verify the contents of that waste before receiving
the waste; and
(2) provide to the commission a list of the fluids and
materials stored or disposed of at the facility.
(b) The commission shall:
(1) adopt a standard reporting form to be used for the
purposes of this section; and
(2) post lists received under this section on the
commission's Internet website.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2024.