| 1 | 1 | | 88R5716 KBB-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Miles S.B. No. 2130 |
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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 the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas |
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| 8 | 8 | | of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from |
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| 9 | 9 | | wells or other facilities regulated by the commission. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 86, Natural Resources |
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| 12 | 12 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 86.186 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 86.186. ELIMINATION OF ROUTINE FLARING. (a) The |
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| 14 | 14 | | commission by rule shall establish a policy to eliminate before |
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| 15 | 15 | | December 31, 2029, the routine flaring of gas from wells or other |
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| 16 | 16 | | facilities regulated by the commission. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) The policy may include: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) regulatory, incentive-based, or voluntary |
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| 19 | 19 | | approaches for achieving the goals of the policy; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) interim goals for individual wells or other |
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| 21 | 21 | | facilities or for operators of wells or other facilities. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the policy must |
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| 23 | 23 | | allow flaring for safety or emergency purposes or purposes |
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| 24 | 24 | | authorized under Section 86.185. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (d) The policy may not allow flaring to be conducted for an |
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| 26 | 26 | | extended period for a purpose that is not related to safety or an |
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| 27 | 27 | | emergency. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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