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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the imposition of a fee on oil and gas waste disposed of |
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by injection in a commercial injection well permitted by the |
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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. Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 27.037 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 27.037. OIL-FIELD CLEANUP REGULATORY FEE ON OIL AND |
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GAS WASTE DISPOSED OF IN COMMERCIAL INJECTION WELL. (a) In this |
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section, "commercial injection well" means an injection well the |
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business purpose of which includes providing to the public, for |
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compensation, disposal of oil and gas waste by injection. |
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(b) An oil-field cleanup regulatory fee is imposed on oil |
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and gas waste disposed of by injection in a commercial injection |
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well permitted by the railroad commission under this chapter in the |
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amount of one cent for each barrel of 42 standard gallons. |
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(c) The comptroller shall collect the fee. The comptroller |
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by rule shall prescribe the manner in which the fee is administered, |
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collected, and enforced. |
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(d) The comptroller shall deposit the proceeds from the fee |
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to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as |
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provided by Section 81.067, Natural Resources Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 81.067(c), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The fund consists of: |
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(1) proceeds from bonds and other financial security |
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required by this chapter and benefits under well-specific plugging |
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insurance policies described by Section 91.104(c) that are paid to |
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the state as contingent beneficiary of the policies, subject to the |
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refund provisions of Section 91.1091, if applicable; |
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(2) private contributions, including contributions |
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made under Section 89.084; |
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(3) expenses collected under Section 89.083; |
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(4) fees imposed under Section 85.2021; |
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(5) costs recovered under Section 91.457 or 91.459; |
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(6) proceeds collected under Sections 89.085 and |
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91.115; |
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(7) interest earned on the funds deposited in the |
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fund; |
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(8) oil and gas waste hauler permit application fees |
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collected under Section 29.015, Water Code; |
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(9) costs recovered under Section 91.113(f); |
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(10) hazardous oil and gas waste generation fees |
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collected under Section 91.605; |
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(11) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil |
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collected under Section 81.116; |
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(12) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on gas |
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collected under Section 81.117; |
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(13) fees for a reissued certificate collected under |
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Section 91.707; |
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(14) fees collected under Section 91.1013; |
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(15) fees collected under Section 89.088; |
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(16) fees collected under Section 91.142; |
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(17) fees collected under Section 91.654; |
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(18) costs recovered under Sections 91.656 and 91.657; |
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(19) two-thirds of the fees collected under Section |
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81.0521; |
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(20) fees collected under Sections 89.024 and 89.026; |
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(21) legislative appropriations; [and] |
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(22) any surcharges collected under Section 81.070; |
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and |
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(23) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil and gas |
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waste disposed of by injection in a commercial injection well |
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collected under Section 27.037, Water Code. |
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SECTION 3. The comptroller shall adopt rules as necessary |
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to implement Section 27.037, Water Code, as added by this Act, not |
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later than December 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |