Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 123.002 · Chapter 123. TREATMENT AND RECYCLING FOR BENEFICIAL USE OF DRILL CUTTINGS
OWNERSHIP OF DRILL CUTTINGS TRANSFERRED FOR TREATMENT AND SUBSEQUENT BENEFICIAL USE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Unless otherwise expressly provided by a contract, bill of sale, or other legally binding document:
(1) when drill cuttings are transferred to a permit holder who takes possession of the cuttings for the purpose of treating the cuttings for a subsequent beneficial use, the transferred material is considered to be the property of the permit holder until the permit holder transfers the cuttings or treated cuttings to another person for disposal or use; and
(2) when a permit holder who takes possession of drill cuttings for the purpose of treating the cuttings for a subsequent beneficial use transfers possession of the treated product or any treatment byproduct to another person for the purpose of subsequent disposal or beneficial use, the transferred product or byproduct is considered to be the property of the person to whom the material is transferred.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 1331), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.123.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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