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Amend CSHB 1818 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 27.031, Water Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 27.031. PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) No person may continue using a disposal well or begin drilling a disposal well or converting an existing well into a disposal well to dispose of oil and gas waste without first obtaining a permit from the railroad commission.
(b) The railroad commission may not issue a permit for a disposal well under this section unless the railroad commission ensures that the well will not be located within three miles of a dam, lake, or reservoir.