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§ 91.101. RULES AND ORDERS.
Text of section effective upon delegation of RCRA authority to
Railroad Commission of Texas
To prevent pollution of surface water or subsurface water in
the state, the commission shall adopt and enforce rules and orders
and may issue permits relating to:
(1) the drilling of exploratory wells and oil and gas
wells or any purpose in connection with them;
(2) the production of oil and gas, including:
(A) activities associated with the drilling of
injection water source wells which penetrate the base of useable
quality water;
(B) activities associated with the drilling of
cathodic protection holes associated with the cathodic protection
of wells and pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the
commission;
(C) activities associated with gasoline plants,
natural gas or natural gas liquids processing plants, pressure
maintenance plants, or repressurizing plants;
(D) activities associated with any underground
natural gas storage facility, provided the terms "natural gas" and
"storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section
91.173, Natural Resources Code;
(E) activities associated with any underground
hydrocarbon storage facility, provided the terms "hydrocarbons"
and "underground hydrocarbon storage facility" shall have the
meanings set out in Section 91.201, Natural Resources Code; and
(F) activities associated with the storage,
handling, reclamation, gathering, transportation, or distribution
of oil or gas prior to the refining of such oil or prior to the use
of such gas in any manufacturing process or as a residential or
industrial fuel;
(3) the operation, abandonment, and proper plugging of
wells subject to the jurisdiction of the commission; and
(4) the discharge, storage, handling, transportation,
reclamation, or disposal of oil and gas waste as defined in Section
91.1011 of this subchapter, or of any other substance or material
associated with any operation or activity regulated by the
commission under Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this section.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2563, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, § 6,
eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 921, § 4, eff. June
15, 1985.
For text of section effective until delegation of RCRA authority to
Railroad Commission of Texas, see § 91.101, ante
Section: 90.003 90.0031 90.004 90.005 90.006 90.007 91.101 91.1011 91.1012 91.1013 91.102 91.103 91.104
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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