Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3516	House Author:  King, Tracy O. et al.
Effective:  9-1-21	Senate Sponsor:  Perry

            House Bill 3516 amends the Natural Resources Code to require rules adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for the governance of the treatment and beneficial use of oil and gas waste to encourage fluid oil and gas waste recycling for beneficial purposes and establish certain standards for the issuance of permits for commercial recycling of fluid oil and gas waste. The bill requires the RRC to approve or deny an application for a permit issued under the rules by a certain deadline and if the RRC does not do so, the application is considered approved and the applicant may operate under the terms specified in the application for a period of one year.