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| 1 | 1 | 89R2630 ANG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 459 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas | |
| 10 | 10 | of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from | |
| 11 | 11 | wells or other facilities regulated by the commission. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 86, Natural Resources | |
| 14 | 14 | Code, is amended by adding Section 86.186 to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 86.186. ELIMINATION OF ROUTINE FLARING. (a) The | |
| 16 | 16 | commission by rule shall establish a policy to eliminate before | |
| 17 | 17 | December 31, 2031, the routine flaring of gas from wells or other | |
| 18 | 18 | facilities regulated by the commission. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) The policy may include: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) regulatory, incentive-based, or voluntary | |
| 21 | 21 | approaches for achieving the goals of the policy; and | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) interim goals for individual wells or other | |
| 23 | 23 | facilities or for operators of wells or other facilities. | |
| 24 | 24 | (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the policy must | |
| 25 | 25 | allow flaring for safety or emergency purposes or purposes | |
| 26 | 26 | authorized under Section 86.185. | |
| 27 | 27 | (d) The policy may not allow flaring to be conducted for an | |
| 28 | 28 | extended period for a purpose that is not related to safety or an | |
| 29 | 29 | emergency. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |