Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.605 · Subchapter N. OIL AND GAS HAZARDOUS WASTE
HAZARDOUS OIL AND GAS WASTE GENERATION FEE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm
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