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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice of an application for a permit to dispose of oil |
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and gas waste in a disposal well. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 27.034, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) In connection with an application for a permit to |
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dispose of oil and gas waste in a disposal well, the rules adopted |
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under Subsection (a) must, at a minimum, require the applicant, at |
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the time the application is filed with the railroad commission, to |
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provide a copy of the application to any groundwater conservation |
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district in which the well is proposed to be located. |
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(d) The railroad commission shall not approve an |
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application for a permit to dispose of oil and gas waste in a |
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disposal well before the expiration of 30 days following the date |
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the application is filed with the railroad commission or the date |
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that notice of the application has been published in accordance |
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with railroad commission rules, whichever date is later. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a permit to dispose of oil and gas waste that |
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is filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is subject to the law in effect on the |
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date the application is filed, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |