79R6018 T

By:  Farabee                                                      H.B. No. 1161



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of certain information to oil and gas 
royalty interest owners.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (e) of Section 91.504, Natural 
Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(e)  At least once every 12 months, a payor shall provide the 
following statement to each royalty interest owner to whom the 
payor makes a payment:
	Section 91.504, Texas Natural Resources Code, gives an owner 
of a royalty interest in oil or gas produced in Texas the right to 
request from a payor information about itemized deductions, the 
heating value of the gas, and the Railroad Commission of Texas 
identification number for the lease, property, or well that may not 
have been provided to the royalty interest owner.  The request must 
be in writing and must be made by certified mail.  A payor must 
respond to a request regarding itemized deductions, the heating 
value of the gas, or the Railroad Commission of Texas 
identification number by certified mail not later than the 60th day 
after the date the request is received.  [Additional information 
regarding production and related information may be obtained by 
contacting the Railroad Commission of Texas' Office of Public 
Assistance or accessing the commission's website.]  If a royalty 
interest owner provides knows the Railroad Commission of Texas 
identification number and the county in which the lease is located, 
the Railroad Commission can provide the royalty interest owner with 
the production data that have been reported to the commission.  
Royalty interest owners may obtain reported production data by 
contacting the Railroad Commission of Texas' Oil and Gas Division 
or by accessing the commission's web site.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.