Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R6061 CMO-D
2	2	By: Landgraf H.B. No. 1808
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the regulation and management of produced water from
10	10	oil and gas operations.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 91.101(a), Natural Resources Code, as
13	13	effective until delegation of authority under the Resource
14	14	Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et
15	15	seq.) to the Railroad Commission of Texas, is amended to read as
16	16	follows:
17	17	(a) To prevent pollution of surface water or subsurface
18	18	water in the state, the commission shall adopt and enforce rules and
19	19	orders and may issue permits relating to:
20	20	(1) the drilling of exploratory wells and oil and gas
21	21	wells or any purpose in connection with them;
22	22	(2) the production of oil and gas, including:
23	23	(A) activities associated with the drilling of
24	24	injection water source wells which penetrate the base of useable
25	25	quality water;
26	26	(B) activities associated with the drilling of
27	27	cathodic protection holes associated with the cathodic protection
28	28	of wells and pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the
29	29	commission;
30	30	(C) activities associated with gasoline plants,
31	31	natural gas or natural gas liquids processing plants, pressure
32	32	maintenance plants, or repressurizing plants;
33	33	(D) activities associated with any underground
34	34	natural gas storage facility, provided the terms "natural gas" and
35	35	"storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section
36	36	91.173, Natural Resources Code;
37	37	(E) activities associated with any underground
38	38	hydrocarbon storage facility, provided the terms "hydrocarbons"
39	39	and "underground hydrocarbon storage facility" shall have the
40	40	meanings set out in Section 91.201, Natural Resources Code; and
41	41	(F) activities associated with the storage,
42	42	handling, reclamation, gathering, transportation, or distribution
43	43	of oil or gas prior to the refining of such oil or prior to the use
44	44	of such gas in any manufacturing process or as a residential or
45	45	industrial fuel;
46	46	(3) the operation, abandonment, and proper plugging of
47	47	wells subject to the jurisdiction of the commission; [and]
48	48	(4) the discharge, storage, handling, transportation,
49	49	reclamation, or disposal of oil and gas waste as defined in Section
50	50	91.1011 of this subchapter, or of any other substance or material
51	51	associated with any operation or activity regulated by the
52	52	commission under Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection;
53	53	and
54	54	(5) the recycling and beneficial use of produced water
55	55	associated with any operation or activity regulated by the
56	56	commission under Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection,
57	57	taking into account the need to protect the public health and the
58	58	environment.
59	59	SECTION 2. Section 91.101, Natural Resources Code, as
60	60	effective on delegation of authority under the Resource
61	61	Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et
62	62	seq.) to the Railroad Commission of Texas, is amended to read as
63	63	follows:
64	64	Sec. 91.101. RULES AND ORDERS. To prevent pollution of
65	65	surface water or subsurface water in the state, the commission
66	66	shall adopt and enforce rules and orders and may issue permits
67	67	relating to:
68	68	(1) the drilling of exploratory wells and oil and gas
69	69	wells or any purpose in connection with them;
70	70	(2) the production of oil and gas, including:
71	71	(A) activities associated with the drilling of
72	72	injection water source wells which penetrate the base of useable
73	73	quality water;
74	74	(B) activities associated with the drilling of
75	75	cathodic protection holes associated with the cathodic protection
76	76	of wells and pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the
77	77	commission;
78	78	(C) activities associated with gasoline plants,
79	79	natural gas or natural gas liquids processing plants, pressure
80	80	maintenance plants, or repressurizing plants;
81	81	(D) activities associated with any underground
82	82	natural gas storage facility, provided the terms "natural gas" and
83	83	"storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section
84	84	91.173, Natural Resources Code;
85	85	(E) activities associated with any underground
86	86	hydrocarbon storage facility, provided the terms "hydrocarbons"
87	87	and "underground hydrocarbon storage facility" shall have the
88	88	meanings set out in Section 91.201, Natural Resources Code; and
89	89	(F) activities associated with the storage,
90	90	handling, reclamation, gathering, transportation, or distribution
91	91	of oil or gas prior to the refining of such oil or prior to the use
92	92	of such gas in any manufacturing process or as a residential or
93	93	industrial fuel;
94	94	(3) the operation, abandonment, and proper plugging of
95	95	wells subject to the jurisdiction of the commission; [and]
96	96	(4) the discharge, storage, handling, transportation,
97	97	reclamation, or disposal of oil and gas waste as defined in Section
98	98	91.1011 of this subchapter, or of any other substance or material
99	99	associated with any operation or activity regulated by the
100	100	commission under Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this section;
101	101	and
102	102	(5) the recycling and beneficial use of produced water
103	103	associated with any operation or activity regulated by the
104	104	commission under Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this section,
105	105	taking into account the need to protect the public health and the
106	106	environment.
107	107	SECTION 3. Section 26.131(d), Water Code, as effective
108	108	until delegation of authority under the Resource Conservation and
109	109	Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.) to the
110	110	Railroad Commission of Texas, is amended to read as follows:
111	111	(d) The commission may issue permits for the discharge into
112	112	water in this state of produced water, hydrostatic test water, and
113	113	gas plant effluent resulting from the activities described by
114	114	Subsection (a) on delegation to the commission of NPDES authority
115	115	for those discharges. The discharge of produced water, hydrostatic
116	116	test water, and gas plant effluent into water in this state under
117	117	this subsection must meet the water quality standards established
118	118	by the commission. The commission shall provide to an applicant for
119	119	a permit described by this subsection for the discharge of produced
120	120	water assistance with the preparation and submission of the permit
121	121	application.
122	122	SECTION 4. Section 26.131(c), Water Code, as effective on
123	123	delegation of authority under the Resource Conservation and
124	124	Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.) to the
125	125	Railroad Commission of Texas, is amended to read as follows:
126	126	(c) The commission may issue permits for the discharge into
127	127	water in this state of produced water, hydrostatic test water, and
128	128	gas plant effluent resulting from the activities described by
129	129	Subsection (a) on delegation to the commission of NPDES authority
130	130	for those discharges. The discharge of produced water, hydrostatic
131	131	test water, and gas plant effluent into water in this state under
132	132	this subsection must meet the water quality standards established
133	133	by the commission. The commission shall provide to an applicant for
134	134	a permit described by this subsection for the discharge of produced
135	135	water assistance with the preparation and submission of the permit
136	136	application.
137	137	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.