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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 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. 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) Except as provided by Subsection (c), rules adopted |
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under this section must not differ in treatment of commercial and |
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noncommercial recycling of fluid oil and gas waste. |
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(c) Rules adopted under this section must establish: |
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(1) minimum siting standards for commercial fluid |
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recycling pits; |
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(2) uniform technical, construction, and sampling |
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standards consistent with noncommercial recycling standards for |
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fluid oil and gas waste; |
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(3) minimum and maximum bonding and financial security |
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amounts for commercial fluid recyclers; and |
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(4) standards for sampling and analysis of fluid oil |
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and gas waste. |
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(d) 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. If the commission does not approve or |
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deny the application before that date, the permit application is |
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considered approved and the applicant may operate under the terms |
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specified in the application for a period of one year. |
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(e) An application requesting a variance from the standards |
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adopted under this section must be evaluated and approved |
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consistent with previous variances approved by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |