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By: Orr (Senate Sponsor - Averitt) |
H.B. No. 1420 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2009; |
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May 8, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural |
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Resources; May 23, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 23, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of the transportation of oil and gas |
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drill cuttings; providing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 725, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 725.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 725.023. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTING OIL AND GAS |
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DRILL CUTTINGS FROM CLOSED LOOP DRILLING WASTE OPERATIONS; OFFENSE. |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person or the person's agent |
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or employee operates a motor vehicle that is used to transport a |
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load of oil and gas drill cuttings generated from a closed loop |
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drilling waste operation and the vehicle is not equipped and |
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maintained in a manner that prevents the drill cuttings from |
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escaping from the vehicle or being deposited on a public road or |
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highway by the vehicle. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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