87R11265 TYPED
 
  By: Nichols S.B. No. 772
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and
  gas.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 91, Natural Resources
  Code, is amended by adding Section 91.1017 to read as follows:
         Sec. 91.1017.  LOCATION OF CERTAIN PITS. The commission by
  rule shall establish standards governing permissible locations for
  commercial oil and gas disposal facilities. The rules must include
  a history of flooding in the 10 years preceding the construction of
  the pit as a factor in determining whether a proposed location of a
  pit is permissible.
         SECTION 2.  This Act take effect September 1, 2021.