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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of emissions of air contaminants from |
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the drilling or reworking of oil or gas wells. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0202 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0202. OIL AND GAS WELLS. The commission shall |
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adopt rules to minimize emissions of air contaminants resulting |
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from activities associated with the drilling or reworking of oil or |
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gas wells. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2014, the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules under Section |
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382.0202, Health and Safety Code, as added by 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, 2013. |