Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 81.068 · Subchapter C. JURISDICTION, POWERS, AND DUTIES
PURPOSES OF OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP FUND.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.81.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
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 81.068. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Natural Resources Code
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 81.070ESTABLISHMENT OF SURCHARGES ON FEES.Printed as Section 81.068
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 81.115APPROPRIATIONS TO COMMISSION FOR OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP PURPOSES.Printed as Section 81.068
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.108DEPOSIT AND USE OF FUNDS.Printed as Sections 81.068 and 91.113
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