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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of the recycling of fluid oil and gas |
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waste. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 122.004, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 122.004. COMMISSION RULES FOR TREATMENT AND BENEFICIAL |
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USE. (a) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the treatment |
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and beneficial use of oil and gas waste. |
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(b) Rules adopted under this section must: |
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(1) encourage fluid oil and gas waste recycling for |
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beneficial purposes; and |
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(2) establish standards for the issuance of permits |
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for commercial recycling of fluid oil and gas waste. |
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(c) In adopting rules under this section, the commission |
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shall consider previously adopted rules for recycling fluid oil and |
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gas waste. |
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(d) Rules adopted under this section for commercial |
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recycling of fluid oil and gas waste must establish: |
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(1) minimum siting standards for fluid recycling pits; |
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(2) uniform technical, construction, and placement |
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standards; |
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(3) uniform standards for estimating closure costs; |
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(4) minimum and maximum bonding and financial security |
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amounts based on factors determined by the commission; and |
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(5) standards for sampling and analysis of fluid oil |
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and gas waste. |
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(e) The commission shall approve or deny an application for |
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a permit issued under rules adopted under this section not later |
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than the 90th day after the date the complete application was |
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received by the commission, unless a protest is filed with the |
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commission, in which case the commission may extend the amount of |
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time to approve or deny the application in order to allow for |
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notice, public comment, and a public hearing on the application. If |
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the commission does not approve or deny the application before that |
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date, the permit application is considered approved and the |
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applicant may operate under the terms specified in the application |
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for a period of one year. |
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(f) An application requesting a variance from the standards |
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adopted under this section must be evaluated and determined to be |
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substantially similar to previous variances approved by the |
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commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |