78R7177 JD-F

By:  Wilson                                                       H.B. No. 3140



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requiring the operator of an oil or gas well to file 
with the chief appraiser of an appraisal district a plat that 
identifies and shows the location of related flow lines.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Tax Code, is amended by 
adding Section 22.08 to read as follows:
	Sec. 22.08.  IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION OF CERTAIN FLOW 
LINES.  (a)  This section applies only to a flow line that is used to 
transport oil, gas, or produced water from an oil or gas well to a 
tank, tank battery, or separator.
	(b)  Before June 1 of each year, the operator of the well 
shall file with the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in 
which the flow line is located a plat that identifies and depicts 
the location of the flow line.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2004, and 
applies only to an ad valorem tax year that begins on or after that 
date.