89R12717 KRM-F
By: Darby H.B. No. 4426
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the term of a permit issued by the Railroad Commission
of Texas for a commercial surface disposal facility.
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 91.118 to read as follows:
Sec. 91.118. TERM OF COMMERCIAL SURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY
PERMIT. (a) In this section, "commercial surface disposal
facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.116.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, a permit for a
commercial surface disposal facility is valid for a term of not more
than 10 years.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a permit issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas on or after
the effective date of this Act. A permit issued before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date of issuance, and that law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.