Texas Natural Resources Code - Section 91.142. Report To Commission
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§ 91.142. REPORT TO COMMISSION. (a) A person, firm,
partnership, joint stock association, corporation, or other
domestic or foreign organization operating wholly or partially in
this state and acting as principal or agent for another for the
purpose of performing operations which are within the jurisdiction
of the commission shall file immediately with the commission:
(1) the name of the company or organization;
(2) the post-office address of the company or
organization;
(3) the plan under which the company or organization
was organized;
(4) the names and post-office addresses of the trustee
or trustees of the company or organization;
(5) the names, unique identifying numbers such as
driver's license numbers, and post-office addresses of the officers
and directors; and
(6) if required by Subsection (b) of this section, the
name and address of the resident agent.
(b) Any foreign or nonresident entity listed in Subsection
(a) of this section shall maintain or designate a resident agent
upon whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by
law to be served upon such entity may be served.
(c) If any such entity required by the terms of this section
to maintain or designate such agent shall fail to do so, then and in
such event, the organization report required to be filed with the
commission is not valid.
(d) Failure by any such entity listed in Subsection (a) of
this section to answer such process or demand shall render the
organization report invalid.
(e) The commission shall require an entity described by
Subsection (a) of this section to refile an organization report
annually according to a schedule established by the commission.
(f) If an entity described by Subsection (a) of this section
does not maintain on file with the commission an organization
report and financial security as required by this chapter:
(1) the entity may not perform operations under the
jurisdiction of the commission except as necessary to remedy a
violation of law or commission rules and as authorized by the
commission; and
(2) the commission, on written notice, may suspend:
(A) any permits held by the entity; or
(B) any certificates of compliance approved
under Chapter 85 of this code.
(g) An organization report filed under this section must be
accompanied by the following fee:
(1) for an operator of not more than 25 wells, $300;
(2) for an operator of more than 25 but not more than
100 wells, $500;
(3) for an operator of more than 100 wells, $1,000;
(4) for an operator of one or more natural gas
pipelines as classified by the commission, $225;
(5) for an operator of one or more service activities
or facilities who does not operate any wells, an amount determined
by the commission but not less than $300 or more than $500;
(6) for an operator of one or more liquids pipelines as
classified by the commission who does not operate any wells, an
amount determined by the commission but not less than $425 or more
than $625;
(7) for an operator of one or more service activities
or facilities, including liquids pipelines as classified by the
commission, who also operates one or more wells, an amount
determined by the commission based on the sum of the amounts
provided by the applicable subdivisions of this subsection but not
less than $425 or more than $1,125; and
(8) for an entity not currently performing operations
under the jurisdiction of the commission, $300.
(h) To enable the commission to better protect the state's
resources, an entity described by Subsection (a) or an affiliate of
such an entity performing operations within the jurisdiction of the
commission that files for federal bankruptcy protection shall give
written notice to the commission of that action by submitting the
notice to the office of general counsel not later than the 30th day
after the date of filing.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2565, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1977. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 398, § 1, eff. Aug.
26, 1985; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 121, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, § 33, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 490, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003,
78th Leg., ch. 626, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 91.1132 91.1135 91.114 91.115 91.116 91.117 91.141 91.142 91.143 91.171 91.172 91.173 91.174 91.175 91.176
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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