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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of recycled fluid oil and gas waste. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 27.202, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 27.202. JURISDICTION. The commission has exclusive |
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jurisdiction over the regulation and permitting of recharge |
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injection wells, including the injection of recycled fluid oil and |
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gas waste that has been treated to a standard approved by the |
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commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |