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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of new requirements for Class II |
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injection wells to be adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Railroad Commission of Texas shall adopt rules |
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governing all aspects of the management and operation of a new Class |
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II injection well, as that term is defined by the commission, |
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including the regulation of surface facilities associated with the |
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well, for which a permit has not been issued on or before the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Railroad Commission of Texas shall |
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suspend the permitting process for any pending application for a |
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permit for a new Class II injection well, as that term is defined by |
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the commission, until the rules adopted under Section 1 of this Act |
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take effect. |
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(b) The Railroad Commission of Texas shall provide that the |
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rules adopted under Section 1 of this Act apply to every application |
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for a permit for a new Class II injection well that is filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act and every application for a |
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permit for a new Class II injection well that is pending on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(c) The Railroad Commission of Texas may allow an applicant |
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who filed such an application that is pending on the effective date |
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of this Act to amend the application to conform to the rules adopted |
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under Section 1 of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |