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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permits to be issued for the storage and disposal of |
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certain oil and gas waste. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 91, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 91.118 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 91.118. PERMITS REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL STORAGE AND |
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DISPOSAL FACILITIES. (a) The commission by rule shall regulate |
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through the issuance of permits the commercial storage and disposal |
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of oil and gas wastes. |
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(b) Rules adopted under this section must provide: |
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(1) that a permit application must include: |
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(A) a land use analysis for the area within a |
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one-mile radius of the proposed site that includes information |
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regarding: |
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(i) stormwater facilities; |
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(ii) the results of soil testing; |
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(iii) the locations of schools, hospitals, |
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and residences; |
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(iv) water resources; and |
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(v) geology and hydrogeology; |
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(B) a site development plan that includes: |
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(i) design documents; |
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(ii) a groundwater monitoring plan; and |
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(iii) a stormwater management plan; and |
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(C) a site operating plan that includes operating |
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hours and procedures for: |
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(i) facility operation; |
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(ii) recordkeeping; |
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(iii) litter and leachate management; |
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(iv) special waste handling; and |
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(v) site closure; |
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(2) criteria for issuance and denial of a permit, |
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including criteria to determine whether to require a buffer zone |
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around the facility; and |
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(3) requirements to obtain a bond, as described by |
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Section 91.109. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Railroad |
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Commission of Texas shall adopt rules as required by Section |
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91.118, Natural Resources 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 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, 2015. |