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TX Water Code § 27.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.041. Jurisdiction

Sec. 27.041.  JURISDICTION.  (a)  The railroad commission has jurisdiction over the onshore and offshore injection and geologic storage of carbon dioxide in this state.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 15, eff. June 9, 2021.(c)  The railroad commission has jurisdiction over a well used for the purpose provided by Subsection (a) regardless of whether the well was initially completed for that purpose or was initially completed for another purpose and is converted to the purpose provided by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 8, eff. June 9, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 15, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 27.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.042. Applicability

Sec. 27.042.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter does not apply to the injection of fluid through the use of a Class II injection well as defined by 40 C.F.R. Section 144.6(b) for the primary purpose of enhanced recovery operations.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 27.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.043. Permit From Railroad Commission

Sec. 27.043.  PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) A person may not begin drilling or operating an anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well for geologic storage or constructing or operating a geologic storage facility regulated under this subchapter without first obtaining the necessary permits from the railroad commission.(b)  The railroad commission may not issue a permit under this subchapter for the conversion of a previously plugged and abandoned Class I injection well, including any associated waste plume, to a Class VI injection well. |Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 9, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 27.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.044. Information Required of Applicant

Sec. 27.044.  INFORMATION REQUIRED OF APPLICANT.  The railroad commission shall require an applicant to provide any information the railroad commission considers necessary to discharge its duties under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 27.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.045. Fees

Sec. 27.045.  FEES.  (a)  The railroad commission may impose fees to cover the cost of:(1)  permitting, monitoring, and inspecting anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection wells for geologic storage and geologic storage facilities; and(2)  enforcing and implementing this subchapter and rules adopted by the railroad commission under this subchapter.(b)  Fees collected by the railroad commission under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide storage trust fund established under Section 121.003, Natural Resources Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(16), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 27.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.046. Letter of Determination From Railroad Commission

Sec. 27.046.  LETTER OF DETERMINATION FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.  (a)  The railroad commission may not issue a permit under rules adopted under this subchapter until the railroad commission issues to the applicant for the permit a letter of determination stating that drilling and operating the anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well for geologic storage or operating the geologic storage facility will not injure any freshwater strata in that area and that the formation or stratum to be used for the geologic storage facility is not freshwater sand.(b)  To make the determination required by Subsection (a), the railroad commission shall review:(1)  the area of review and corrective action plans;(2)  any subsurface monitoring plans required during injection or post injection;(3)  any postinjection site care plans; and(4)  any other elements of the application reasonably required in order for the railroad commission to make the determination required by Subsection (a).(c)  The railroad commission shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 2.06, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 10, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 27.0461 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.0461. Letter of Determination From Commission

Sec. 27.0461.  LETTER OF DETERMINATION FROM COMMISSION.  A person making an application to the railroad commission for a permit under this subchapter shall submit with the application a letter of determination from the commission concluding that drilling and operating an anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well for geologic storage or constructing or operating a geologic storage facility will not impact or interfere with any previous or existing Class I injection well, including any associated waste plume, or any other injection well authorized or permitted by the commission.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 11, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 27.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.047. Rules

Sec. 27.047.  RULES.  The railroad commission shall adopt rules and procedures reasonably required for the performance of its powers, duties, and functions under this subchapter, including rules for:(1)  the geologic storage and associated injection of anthropogenic carbon dioxide, including:(A)  geologic site characterization;(B)  area of review and corrective action;(C)  well construction;(D)  operation;(E)  mechanical integrity testing;(F)  monitoring;(G)  well plugging;(H)  postinjection site care;(I)  site closure; and(J)  long-term stewardship;(2)  the enforcement of this subchapter and rules adopted by the railroad commission under this subchapter; and(3)  the collection and administration of:(A)  fees imposed under Section 27.045;(B)  penalties imposed for a violation of this subchapter or rules adopted by the railroad commission under this subchapter; and(C)  funds received from financial responsibility mechanisms under Section 27.073.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 12, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 27.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.048. Consistency With and Implementation of Federal Requirements

Sec. 27.048.  CONSISTENCY WITH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  Rules adopted by the railroad commission under this subchapter must be consistent with applicable rules or regulations adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or another federal agency governing the injection and geologic storage of anthropogenic carbon dioxide.(b)  If rules or regulations adopted to govern the geologic storage and associated injection of anthropogenic carbon dioxide under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.) or another federal statute allow this state to seek primary enforcement authority under the underground injection control program,  the railroad commission shall seek primacy to administer and enforce the program for the geologic storage and associated injection of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in this state, including onshore and offshore geologic storage and associated injection.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 13, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 27.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.049. Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 27.049.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  The commission and the railroad commission, as necessary to comply with this subchapter, by rule shall:(1)  amend the memorandum of understanding recorded in 16 T.A.C. Section 3.30; or(2)  enter into a new memorandum of understanding.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 27.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.050. Financial Responsibility

Sec. 27.050.  FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.  (a)  A person to whom a permit is issued under this subchapter must provide to the railroad commission annually evidence of financial responsibility that is satisfactory to the railroad commission.(b)  In determining whether the person is financially responsible, the railroad commission shall rely on:(1)  the person's most recent quarterly report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13 or 15(d), Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78m or 78o(d)); or(2)  if the person is not required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a report described by Subdivision (1), the person's most recent audited financial statement.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 27.0515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter D. Issuance of Permits: Terms and Conditions|Section 27.0515. Facilities Required to Obtain Federal Approval

Sec. 27.0515.  FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OBTAIN FEDERAL APPROVAL.  For a commercial hazardous waste disposal well facility originally permitted by the commission after June 7, 1991, and which is required to obtain from the United States Environmental Protection Agency a variance from the federal land disposal restrictions before injecting permitted hazardous wastes:(1)  a permit or other authorization issued to the facility under this chapter is not subject to cancellation, amendment, modification, revocation, or denial of renewal because the permit holder has not commenced construction or operation of the facility;  and(2)  the fixed term of each permit or other authorization issued to the facility under this chapter shall commence on the date physical construction of the authorized waste management facility begins.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1211, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 27.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter D. Issuance of Permits: Terms and Conditions|Section 27.052. Copies of Permit; Filing Requirements

Sec. 27.052.  COPIES OF PERMIT;  FILING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The commission shall furnish the railroad commission and the Texas Department of Health with a copy of each permit the commission issues.  The railroad commission shall furnish the commission with a copy of each permit the railroad commission issues and the executive director shall in turn forward copies to the Texas Department of Health.(b)  Before beginning injection operations, a person receiving a permit to inject industrial and municipal waste shall file a copy of the permit with the health authorities of the county, city, and town where the well is located.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.119, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.300, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 27.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter D. Issuance of Permits: Terms and Conditions|Section 27.053. Record of Strata

Sec. 27.053.  RECORD OF STRATA.  The commission or railroad commission may require a person receiving a permit or authorization by rule under this chapter to keep and furnish a complete and accurate record of the depth, thickness, and character of the different strata penetrated in drilling an injection well, monitoring well, or production well.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 27.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter D. Issuance of Permits: Terms and Conditions|Section 27.054. Electric or Drilling Log

Sec. 27.054.  ELECTRIC OR DRILLING LOG.  If an existing well is to be converted to an injection well, monitoring well, or production well, the commission or railroad commission may require the applicant to furnish an electric log or a drilling log of the existing well.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 27.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter D. Issuance of Permits: Terms and Conditions|Section 27.055. Casing Requirements

Sec. 27.055.  CASING REQUIREMENTS.  The casing shall be set at the depth, with the materials, and in the manner required by the commission or railroad commission.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Water Code § 27.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter D. Issuance of Permits: Terms and Conditions|Section 27.056. Factors in Setting Casing Depth

Sec. 27.056.  FACTORS IN SETTING CASING DEPTH.  Before setting the depth to which casing shall be installed, the commission or railroad commission shall consider:(1)  known geological and hydrological conditions and relationships;(2)  foreseeable future economic development in the area;  and(3)  foreseeable future demand for the use of fresh water in the locality.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Water Code § 27.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter E. General Powers|Section 27.071. Power to Enter Property

Sec. 27.071.  POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.  Members of the commission and the railroad commission and employees of the commission and the railroad commission may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to injection well, monitoring well, disposal well, production well, or geologic storage activities within their respective jurisdictions or to monitor compliance with a rule, permit, or other order of the commission or railroad commission.  Members or employees acting under the authority of this section who enter an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.120, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 27.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter E. General Powers|Section 27.072. Power to Examine Records

Sec. 27.072.  POWER TO EXAMINE RECORDS.  Members of the commission and the railroad commission and employees of the commission and railroad commission may examine and copy those records or memoranda of a business they are investigating as provided by Section 27.071 that relate to the operation of an injection well, monitoring well, disposal well, production well, or geologic storage facility, or any other records required to be maintained by law.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.120, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 27.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.101. Civil Penalty

Sec. 27.101.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates any provision of this chapter under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission, any rule of the railroad commission made under this chapter, or any term, condition, or provision of a permit issued by the railroad commission under this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty in any sum not exceeding $5,000 for each day of noncompliance and for each act of noncompliance.  A violation under the jurisdiction of the commission is enforceable as provided by Chapter 7.(b)  The action may be brought by the railroad commission in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the offending activity is occurring or where the defendant resides.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.121, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 27.1011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.1011. Administrative Penalty

Sec. 27.1011.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  If a person violates the provisions of this chapter or a rule, order, license, permit, or certificate issued under this chapter, the person may be assessed a civil penalty by the railroad commission.(b)  The penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation.  Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments.(c)  In determining the amount of the penalty, the railroad commission shall consider the permittee's history of previous violations of this chapter, the seriousness of the violation, any hazard to the health or safety of the public, and the demonstrated good faith of the permittee or person charged.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|
TX Water Code § 27.1012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.1012. Penalty Assessment Procedure

Sec. 27.1012.  PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.  (a)  A civil penalty may be assessed only after the person charged with a violation described under Section 27.1011 of this code has been given an opportunity for a public hearing.(b)  If a public hearing has been held, the railroad commission shall make findings of fact, and it shall issue a written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty that is warranted, incorporating, when appropriate, an order requiring that the penalty be paid.(c)  If appropriate, the railroad commission shall consolidate the hearings with other proceedings under this chapter.(d)  If the person charged with the violation fails to avail himself of the opportunity for a public hearing, a civil penalty may be assessed by the railroad commission after it has determined that a violation did occur and the amount of the penalty that is warranted.(e)  The railroad commission shall then issue an order requiring that the penalty be paid.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|