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TX Nat Res Code § 81.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.065. Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy

Sec. 81.065.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.(b)  The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The commission shall:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  provide training as needed to implement the procedures for alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect information concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 57 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.066. Oil and Gas Division Monitoring and Enforcement Strategic Plan

Sec. 81.066.  OIL AND GAS DIVISION MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.  (a)  The oil and gas division of the commission shall develop and publish an annual plan for each state fiscal year to use the oil and gas monitoring and enforcement resources of the commission strategically to ensure public safety and protect the environment.(b)  The commission shall seek input from stakeholders when developing each annual plan.(c)  The commission shall collect and maintain information that accurately shows the commission's oil and gas monitoring and enforcement activities.  Each annual plan must include a report of the information collected by the commission that shows the commission's oil and gas monitoring and enforcement activities over time.(d)  The information described by Subsection (c) must include data regarding violations of statutes or commission rules that relate to oil and gas, including:(1)  the number, type, and severity of:(A)  violations the commission found to have occurred;(B)  violations the commission referred for enforcement to the section of the commission responsible for enforcement; and(C)  violations for which the commission imposed a penalty or took other enforcement action;(2)  the number of major violations for which the commission imposed a penalty or took other enforcement action; and(3)  the number of repeat major violations, categorized by individual oil or gas lease, if applicable.(e)  The commission shall publish each annual plan on the commission's Internet website not later than July 1 of the year preceding the state fiscal year in which the commission implements the plan.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 57 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.067. Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund

Sec. 81.067.  OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP FUND.  (a)  The oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund is created as an account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (H.B. 2675), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.(c)  The fund consists of:(1)  proceeds from bonds and other financial security required by this chapter and benefits under well-specific plugging insurance policies described by Section 91.104(c) that are paid to the state as contingent beneficiary of the policies, subject to the refund provisions of Section 91.1091, if applicable;(2)  private contributions, including contributions made under Section 89.084;(3)  expenses collected under Section 89.083;(4)  fees imposed under Section 85.2021;(5)  costs recovered under Section 91.457 or 91.459;(6)  proceeds collected under Sections 89.085 and 91.115;(7)  interest earned on the funds deposited in the fund;(8)  oil and gas waste hauler permit application fees collected under Section 29.015, Water Code;(9)  costs recovered under Section 91.113(f);(10)  hazardous oil and gas waste generation fees collected under Section 91.605;(11)  oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil collected under Section 81.116;(12)  oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on gas collected under Section 81.117;(13)  fees for a reissued certificate collected under Section 91.707;(14)  fees collected under Section 91.1013;(15)  fees collected under Section 89.088;(16)  fees collected under Section 91.142;(17)  fees collected under Section 91.654;(18)  costs recovered under Sections 91.656 and 91.657;(19)  fees collected under Section 81.0521;(20)  fees collected under Sections 89.024 and 89.026;(21)  legislative appropriations;(22)  any surcharges collected under Section 81.070;(23)  fees collected under Section 91.0115;(24)  fees collected under Subchapter E, Chapter 121, Utilities Code;(25)  fees collected under Section 27.0321, Water Code;(26)  fees collected under Section 81.071; and(27)  money collected under Section 81.021.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.02, eff. September 28, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 835 (H.B. 7), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1075 (H.B. 3309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 57 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 72 (S.B. 1422), Sec. 2, eff. May 22, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 13.001, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (H.B. 2675), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 11.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.068. Purposes of Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund

Sec. 81.068.  PURPOSES OF OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP FUND.  Money in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund may be used by the commission or its employees or agents for any purpose related to the regulation of oil and gas development, including oil and gas monitoring and inspections, oil and gas remediation, and oil and gas well plugging, the study and evaluation of electronic access to geologic data and surface casing depths necessary to protect usable groundwater in this state, the administration of pipeline safety and regulatory programs, public information and services related to those activities, and administrative costs and state benefits for personnel involved in those activities.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.02, eff. September 28, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 835 (H.B. 7), Sec. 11, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1075 (H.B. 3309), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 57 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.070. Establishment of Surcharges on Fees

Sec. 81.070.  ESTABLISHMENT OF SURCHARGES ON FEES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission by rule shall provide for the imposition of reasonable surcharges as necessary on fees imposed by the commission that are required to be deposited to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067 in amounts sufficient to enable the commission to recover the costs of performing the functions specified by Section 81.068 from those fees and surcharges.(b)  The commission may not impose a surcharge on an oil-field cleanup regulatory fee on oil collected under Section 81.116 or an oil-field cleanup regulatory fee on gas collected under Section 81.117.(c)  The commission by rule shall establish a methodology for determining the amount of a surcharge that takes into account:(1)  the time required for regulatory work associated with the activity in connection with which the surcharge is imposed;(2)  the number of individuals or entities from which the commission's costs may be recovered;(3)  the effect of the surcharge on operators of all sizes, as measured by the number of oil or gas wells operated;(4)  the balance in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund; and(5)  any other factors the commission determines to be important to the fair and equitable imposition of the surcharge.(d)  The commission shall collect a surcharge on a fee at the time the fee is collected.(e)  A surcharge collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067.(f)  A surcharge collected under this section shall not exceed an amount equal to 185 percent of the fee on which it is imposed.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.02, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.071. Pipeline Safety and Regulatory Fees

Sec. 81.071.  PIPELINE SAFETY AND REGULATORY FEES.  (a)  The commission by rule may establish pipeline safety and regulatory fees to be assessed for permits or registrations for pipelines under the jurisdiction of the commission's pipeline safety and regulatory program.(b)  The commission may establish fees to be assessed annually against permit or registration holders, as well as individual fees for new permits or registrations, permit or registration renewals, and permit or registration amendments.(c)  The fees must be in amounts that in the aggregate are sufficient to support all pipeline safety and regulatory program costs, including:(1)  permitting or registration costs;(2)  administrative costs; and(3)  costs of employee salaries and benefits.(d)  The commission by rule must establish the method or methods by which the fees will be calculated and assessed so that fee amounts will reflect the time spent and costs incurred to perform the regulatory work associated with permitting or registering pipelines, the effects of required fees on operators of all sizes, and other factors the commission determines are important to the fair imposition of the fees.  The commission may base the fees on any factor the commission considers necessary to efficiently and fairly recover the pipeline safety and regulatory program's costs, including:(1)  the length of the pipeline;(2)  the number of new permits or registrations, permit or registration renewals, or permit or registration amendments; or(3)  the number of pipeline systems.(e)  The commission by rule may establish a reasonable late payment penalty for a fee charged under this section.(f)  The authority provided by this section is in addition to the authority provided by Section 121.211, Utilities Code, and the commission shall consider any fees assessed under that section in establishing the fees to be assessed under this section.(g)  A fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 57 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.072. Verification by Contractors

Sec. 81.072.  VERIFICATION BY CONTRACTORS.  (a) In this section, "E-verify program" has the meaning assigned by Section 673.001, Government Code.(b)  The commission may not award a contract for goods or services in this state to a contractor unless the contractor and any subcontractor register with and participate in the E-verify program to verify employee information. The contractor and any subcontractor shall continue to participate in the program during the term of the contract.(c)  The commission shall develop procedures for the administration of the E-verify program under this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 57 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.073. Critical Natural Gas Facilities and Entities

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 4For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 931 (H.B. 3648), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 81.073.Sec. 81.073.  CRITICAL NATURAL GAS FACILITIES AND ENTITIES.  (a) The commission shall collaborate with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to adopt rules to establish a process to designate certain natural gas facilities and entities associated with providing natural gas in this state as critical customers or critical gas suppliers during energy emergencies.(b)  The rules must:(1)  establish criteria for designating persons who own or operate a facility under the jurisdiction of the commission under Section 81.051(a) or engage in an activity under the jurisdiction of the commission under Section 81.051(a) who must provide critical customer and critical gas supply information, as defined by the commission, to the entities described by Section 38.074(b)(1), Utilities Code;(2)  consider essential operational elements when defining critical customer designations and critical gas supply information for the purposes of Subdivision (1), including natural gas production, processing, and transportation, related produced water handling and disposal facilities, and the delivery of natural gas to generators of electric energy; and(3)  require that only facilities and entities that are prepared to operate during a weather emergency may be designated as a critical customer under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 4, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 81.073. Critical Natural Gas Facilities and Entities

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 931 (H.B. 3648), Sec. 1For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 4, see other Sec. 81.073.Sec. 81.073.  CRITICAL NATURAL GAS FACILITIES AND ENTITIES.  (a) The commission shall collaborate with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to adopt rules to establish a process to designate certain natural gas facilities and entities associated with providing natural gas in this state as critical customers or critical gas suppliers during energy emergencies.(b)  The rules must:(1)  establish criteria for designating persons who own or operate a facility under the jurisdiction of the commission under Section 81.051(a) or engage in an activity under the jurisdiction of the commission under Section 81.051(a) who must provide critical customer and critical gas supply information, as defined by the commission, to the entities described by Section 38.074(b)(1), Utilities Code; and(2)  consider essential operational elements when defining critical customer designations and critical gas supply information for the purposes of Subdivision (1), including natural gas production, processing, and transportation, related produced water handling and disposal facilities, and the delivery of natural gas to generators of electric energy.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 931 (H.B. 3648), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter D. Witnesses|Section 81.091. Incriminating Testimony

Sec. 81.091.  INCRIMINATING TESTIMONY.  If a witness fails or refuses to appear on being summoned, to answer any question he is asked, or to produce any record or data required by subpoena, the claim that the testimony may tend to incriminate the person giving it does not excuse the witness from testifying or producing the records and data, but the evidence or testimony may not be used against the person on the trial of any criminal proceeding.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2510, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter D. Witnesses|Section 81.092. Fee for Executing Process

Sec. 81.092.  FEE FOR EXECUTING PROCESS.  The sheriff or constable executing process shall receive the compensation authorized by the commission.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2510, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter D. Witnesses|Section 81.093. Depositions

Sec. 81.093.  DEPOSITIONS.  (a)  In a matter pending for hearing before the commission or a division of the commission, the commission or an interested party may produce the testimony of a witness by written or oral deposition instead of compelling the personal attendance of the witness.  For that purpose, the commission may issue a commission or other process necessary to take a deposition.(b)  The deposition shall be taken, to the extent applicable and to the greatest extent possible, in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure relating to written and oral depositions.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 3.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 81.115. Appropriations to Commission for Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Purposes

Sec. 81.115.  APPROPRIATIONS TO COMMISSION FOR OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP PURPOSES.  Money appropriated to the commission under the General Appropriations Act for the purposes described by Section 81.068 shall be paid from the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund or other fund indicated by the appropriation.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2511, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 144, ch. 65, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.03, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 81.116. Oil-Field Cleanup Regulatory Fee on Oil

Sec. 81.116.  OIL-FIELD CLEANUP REGULATORY FEE ON OIL.  (a)  An oil-field cleanup regulatory fee is imposed on crude petroleum produced in this state in the amount of five-eighths of one cent on each barrel of 42 standard gallons.(b)  The fee is in addition to, and independent of any liability for, the tax imposed under Chapter 202, Tax Code.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, Chapter 202, Tax Code, applies to the administration and collection of the fee, and the penalties provided by that chapter apply to any person who fails to pay or report the fee.(d)   The exemptions and reductions set out in Sections 202.052, 202.054, 202.056, 202.057, 202.059, and 202.060, Tax Code, do not affect the fee imposed by this section.(e)  Proceeds from the fee, excluding any penalties collected in connection with the fee, shall be deposited to the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 267 (H.B. 2161), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.04, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 470 (S.B. 757), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (H.B. 2675), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter E. Fees|Section 81.117. Oil-Field Cleanup Regulatory Fee on Gas

Sec. 81.117.  OIL-FIELD CLEANUP REGULATORY FEE ON GAS.  (a)  An oil-field cleanup regulatory fee is imposed on gas initially produced and saved in this state in the amount of one-fifteenth of one cent for each thousand cubic feet.(b)  The fee is in addition to, and independent of any liability for, the tax imposed under Section 201.052, Tax Code.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the administration, collection, and enforcement of the fee is the same as for the tax imposed under Section 201.052, Tax Code.(d)   The exemptions and reductions set out in Sections 201.053, 201.057, 201.058, and 202.060, Tax Code, do not affect the fee imposed by this section.(e)  Proceeds from the fee, excluding any penalties collected in connection with the fee, shall be deposited to the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 267 (H.B. 2161), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.05, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (H.B. 2675), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter F. Campaigning|Section 81.151. Penalty for Campaigning

Sec. 81.151.  PENALTY FOR CAMPAIGNING.  A person who receives a salary from funds provided under this title and who uses his time or a state-owned automobile for campaign purposes or for the purpose of furthering the candidacy of his employer or any other candidate for state office is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 and shall be confined in jail for not less than 30 nor more than 90 days.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2511, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 81.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle A - Administration|Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas|Subchapter F. Campaigning|Section 81.152. Discharge and Ineligibility

Sec. 81.152.  DISCHARGE AND INELIGIBILITY.  A person found guilty under Section 81.151 of this code shall be discharged immediately from his position and shall be ineligible for employment by the state in the future.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2511, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|