By Ogden S.B. No. 1792
77R9991 QS-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the Natural Gas Policy Act application fee.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 81.0522(a), Natural Resources Code, is
1-5 amended to read as follows:
1-6 (a) With each Natural Gas Policy Act (15 U.S.C. Sections
1-7 3301-3432) application, the applicant shall submit to the
1-8 commission a fee [of $50]. The commission shall set the
1-9 application fee in an amount necessary to cover the cost of the
1-10 commission's well category determination program but not to exceed
1-11 $150.
1-12 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-13 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-14 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-15 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-16 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.