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TX Nat Res Code § 91.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter N. Oil and Gas Hazardous Waste|Section 91.602. Rules

Sec. 91.602.  RULES.  (a)  To protect human health and the environment, the commission shall adopt and enforce rules and orders and may issue permits relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of oil and gas hazardous waste.(b)  The rules adopted by the commission under this section must be consistent with the hazardous waste regulations adopted by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.). The commission may adopt and enforce rules that are more stringent than the federal hazardous waste regulations if necessary to protect human health.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter N. Oil and Gas Hazardous Waste|Section 91.603. Access to Property and Records

Sec. 91.603.  ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS.  (a)  A member or employee of the commission, on proper identification, may enter public or private property to:(1)  inspect and investigate conditions relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of oil and gas hazardous waste;(2)  inspect and investigate conditions relating to the development of rules, orders, or permits under Section 91.602 of this code;(3)  monitor compliance with a rule, order, or permit of the commission;  or(4)  examine and copy, during reasonable working hours, those records or memoranda of the business being investigated.(b)  A member or employee acting under this section who enters an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's posted safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter N. Oil and Gas Hazardous Waste|Section 91.604. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 91.604.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who knowingly violates a rule, order, or permit of the commission issued under this subchapter commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment for up to six months, by a fine of up to $10,000 for each day the violation is committed, or by both.(c)  Venue for prosecution under this section is in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter N. Oil and Gas Hazardous Waste|Section 91.605. Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste Generation Fee

Sec. 91.605.  HAZARDOUS OIL AND GAS WASTE GENERATION FEE.  (a)  An annual fee is imposed on each operator who generates hazardous oil and gas waste.(b)  The commission by rule shall set the fee, which must:(1)  be based on the volume of hazardous oil and gas waste generated by the operator;  and(2)  be reasonably related to the costs of implementing this subchapter and enforcing the rules, orders, and permits adopted or issued by the commission under this subchapter.(c)  The commission by rule shall also prescribe the procedures by which an operator must account for the volume of hazardous oil and gas waste generated and pay the fee.(d)  This section does not apply to an operator who, at all facilities operated in this state, satisfies the requirements established by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency for a conditionally exempt small quantity generator.(e)  The fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.22, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.651 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.651. Definitions

Sec. 91.651.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Contaminant" includes a waste, pollutant, or substance regulated by, or that results from an activity under the jurisdiction of, the commission under this chapter, Chapter 141 of this code, or Chapter 27, Water Code.(2)  "Environmental assessment" means the assessment described by Section 91.654.(3)  "Response action" means the cleanup or removal of a contaminant from the environment.(4)  "Voluntary cleanup" means a response action taken under and in compliance with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.652 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.652. Purpose

Sec. 91.652.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of the voluntary cleanup program is to provide an incentive to remediate property by removing the liability to the state of lenders, developers, owners, and operators who did not cause or contribute to contamination released at the site covered by the certificate.  The program does not replace other voluntary actions and is restricted to voluntary actions.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.653 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.653. Eligibility for Voluntary Cleanup Program

Sec. 91.653.  ELIGIBILITY FOR VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM.  (a)  Any site that is contaminated with a contaminant is eligible for participation in the voluntary cleanup program except the portion of a site that may be subject to a commission order.(b)  A person electing to participate in the voluntary cleanup program must:(1)  enter into a voluntary cleanup agreement as provided by Section 91. 656;  and(2)  pay all costs of commission oversight of the voluntary cleanup.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.654 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.654. Application to Participate in Voluntary Cleanup Program

Sec. 91.654.  APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM.  (a)  A person who desires to participate in the voluntary cleanup program under this subchapter must submit to the commission an application and an application fee as prescribed by this section.(b)  An application submitted under this section must:(1)  be on a form provided by the commission;(2)  contain:(A)  general information concerning:(i)  the person and the person's capability, including the person's financial capability, to perform the voluntary cleanup;(ii)  the site;  and(iii)  the name, address, and telephone number of all surface and mineral owners;(B)  other background information requested by the commission;(C)  an environmental assessment of the actual or threatened release of the contaminant at the site;  and(D)  if the person applying is not the surface owner, written authorization from the surface owner agreeing to the applicant's participation in the program;(3)  be accompanied by an application fee of $1,000;  and(4)  be submitted according to schedules set by the commission.(c)  The environmental assessment required by Subsection (b) must include:(1)  a legal description of the site;(2)  a description of the physical characteristics of the site;(3)  the operational history of the site to the extent that history is known by the applicant;(4)  information of which the applicant is aware concerning the nature and extent of any relevant contamination or release at the site and immediately contiguous to the site, or wherever the contamination came to be located;  and(5)  relevant information of which the applicant is aware concerning the potential for human exposure to contamination at the site.(d)  An application shall be processed in the order in which it is received.(e)  Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund under Section 81.067.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.23, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.655 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.655. Rejection of Application

Sec. 91.655.  REJECTION OF APPLICATION.  (a)  The commission may reject an application submitted under Section 91.654 if:(1)  a state or federal enforcement action is pending that concerns the remediation of the contaminant described in the application;(2)  a federal grant requires an enforcement action at the site;(3)  the application is incomplete or inaccurate;  or(4)  the site is ineligible under Section 91.653.(b)  If an application is rejected because it is incomplete or inaccurate, the commission, not later than the 45th day after receipt of the application, shall provide the person with a list of all information needed to make the application complete or accurate.  A person may resubmit an application once without submitting an additional application fee if the person resubmits the application not later than the 45th day after the date the commission issues notice that the application has been rejected.(c)  If the commission rejects the application, the commission shall:(1)  notify the person that the application has been rejected;(2)  explain the reasons for rejection of the application;  and(3)  inform the person that the commission will refund half the person's application fee unless the person indicates a desire to resubmit the application.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.656 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.656. Voluntary Cleanup Agreement

Sec. 91.656.  VOLUNTARY CLEANUP AGREEMENT.  (a)  Before the commission evaluates any plan or report detailing the remediation goals and proposed methods of remediation, the person desiring to participate in the voluntary cleanup program must enter into a voluntary cleanup agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of the evaluation of the reports and the implementation of work plans.(b)  A voluntary cleanup agreement must provide for:(1)  recovery by the commission of all reasonable costs:(A)  incurred by the commission in review and oversight of the person's work plan and reports and as a result of the commission's field activities;(B)  attributable to the voluntary cleanup agreement;  and(C)  in excess of the amount of fees submitted by the applicant under Section 91.654;(2)  a schedule of payments to the commission to be made by the person for recovery of all commission costs fairly attributable to the voluntary cleanup program, including direct and indirect costs of overhead, salaries, equipment, and utilities, and legal, management, and support costs;  and(3)  appropriate tasks, deliverables, and schedules.(c)  The voluntary cleanup agreement shall:(1)  identify all statutes and rules with which the person must comply;(2)  describe any work plan or report to be submitted for review by the commission, including a final report that provides all information necessary to verify that all work contemplated by the voluntary cleanup agreement has been completed;(3)  include a schedule for submitting the information required by Subdivision (2);  and(4)  state the technical standards to be applied in evaluating the work plans and reports, with reference to the proposed future land use to be achieved.(d)  If an agreement is not reached between a person desiring to participate in the voluntary cleanup program and the commission on or before the 30th day after good faith negotiations have begun:(1)  the person or the commission may withdraw from the negotiations;  and(2)  the commission retains the person's application fee.(e)  The commission may not initiate an enforcement action against a person who is in compliance with this section for the contamination or release that is the subject of the voluntary cleanup agreement or for activity that resulted in the contamination or release.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.657 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.657. Termination of Agreement; Cost Recovery

Sec. 91.657.  TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT;  COST RECOVERY.  (a)  The commission or the person in its sole discretion may terminate the agreement by giving 15 days' advance written notice to the other.  Only those costs incurred or obligated by the commission before notice of termination of the agreement are recoverable under the agreement if the agreement is terminated. (b)  Termination of the agreement does not affect any right the commission has under other law to recover costs.(c)  If the person does not pay to the commission the state's costs associated with the voluntary cleanup before the 31st day after the date the person receives notice that the costs are due and owing, the attorney general, at the request of the commission, shall bring an action in the name of the state in Travis County to recover the amount owed and reasonable legal expenses, including attorney's fees, witness costs, court costs, and deposition costs.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.658 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.658. Voluntary Cleanup Work Plans and Reports

Sec. 91.658.  VOLUNTARY CLEANUP WORK PLANS AND REPORTS.  (a)  After signing a voluntary cleanup agreement, the person shall prepare and submit the appropriate work plans and reports to the commission.(b)  The commission shall review and evaluate the work plans and reports for accuracy, quality, and completeness.  The commission may approve a voluntary cleanup work plan or report or, if a work plan or report is not approved, notify the person concerning additional information or commitments needed to obtain approval.(c)  At any time during the evaluation of a work plan or report, the commission may request the person to submit additional or corrected information.(d)  After considering future land use, the commission may approve work plans and reports submitted under this section that do not require removal or remedy of all discharges, releases, and threatened releases at a site if the partial response actions for the property:(1)  will be completed in a manner that protects human health and the environment;(2)  will not cause, contribute, or exacerbate discharges, releases, or threatened releases that are not required to be removed or remedied under the work plan;  and(3)  will not interfere with or substantially increase the cost of response actions to address the remaining discharges, releases, or threatened releases.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.659 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.659. Certificate of Completion

Sec. 91.659.  CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.  (a)  If the commission determines that a person has successfully completed a voluntary cleanup approved under this subchapter, the commission shall certify that the action has been completed by issuing the person a certificate of completion.(b)  The certificate of completion must:(1)  acknowledge the protection from liability provided by Section 91.660;(2)  indicate the proposed future land use;  and(3)  include a legal description of the site and the name of the site's surface and mineral owner and mineral operator at the time the application to participate in the voluntary cleanup program was filed.(c)  If the commission determines that the person has not successfully completed a voluntary cleanup approved under this subchapter, the commission shall notify of this determination the person who undertook the voluntary cleanup and the current surface and mineral owner and mineral operator of the site that is the subject of the cleanup.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.660 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.660. Persons Released From Liability

Sec. 91.660.  PERSONS RELEASED FROM LIABILITY.  (a)  A person who is not a responsible person under Section 91.113 at the time the person applies to perform a voluntary cleanup:(1)  does not become a responsible person solely because the person signs the application;  and(2)  is released, on certification under Section 91.659, from all liability to the state for cleanup of areas of the site covered by the certification, except for releases and consequences that the person causes.(b)  A person who is not a responsible person under Section 91.113 at the time the commission issues a certificate of completion under Section 91.659 is released, on issuance of the certificate, from all liability to the state for cleanup of areas of the site covered by the certificate, except for releases and consequences that the person causes.(c)  The release from liability provided by this section does not apply to a person who:(1)  caused or contributed to the contamination at the site covered by the certificate;(2)  acquires a certificate of completion by fraud, misrepresentation, or knowing failure to disclose material information;(3)  knows at the time the person acquires an interest in the site for which the certificate of completion was issued that the certificate was acquired in a manner provided by Subdivision (2);  or(4)  changes land use from the use specified in the certificate of completion if the new use may result in increased risks to human health or the environment.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.661 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program|Section 91.661. Permit Not Required

Sec. 91.661.  PERMIT NOT REQUIRED.  (a)  A state or local permit is not required for removal or remedial action conducted on a site as part of a voluntary cleanup under this subchapter.  A person shall coordinate a voluntary cleanup with ongoing federal and state waste programs.(b)  The commission by rule shall require that the person conducting the voluntary cleanup comply with any federal or state standard, requirement, criterion, or limitation to which the remedial action would otherwise be subject if a permit were required.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter P. Certificate of Compliance|Section 91.701. Well Owners and Operators Certificates

Sec. 91.701.  WELL OWNERS AND OPERATORS CERTIFICATES.  The owner or operator of any well subject to the jurisdiction of the commission under this title, Section 26.131, Water Code, or Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, shall secure from the commission a certificate showing compliance with that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, rules adopted and orders issued under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, and any license, permit, or certificate issued to the owner or operator under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable.|Redesignated from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 85 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter P. Certificate of Compliance|Section 91.702. Prohibited Connection

Sec. 91.702.  PROHIBITED CONNECTION.  No operator of a pipeline or other carrier shall connect with any well subject to the jurisdiction of the commission under this title, Section 26.131, Water Code, or Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, until the owner or operator of the well furnishes a certificate from the commission that the owner or operator has complied with that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, rules adopted and orders issued under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, and any license, permit, or certificate issued to the owner or operator under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable.|Redesignated from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 85 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.703 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter P. Certificate of Compliance|Section 91.703. Temporary Connection

Sec. 91.703.  TEMPORARY CONNECTION.  The provisions of this subchapter do not prevent a temporary connection with a well in order to take care of production and prevent waste until opportunity shall have been given the owner or operator of the well to secure the certificate.|Redesignated from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 85 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|