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Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 81 Railroad Commission Of TexasLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Natural Resources Code > Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 81 Railroad Commission Of Texas In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas. (2) "Commissioner" means any member of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Acts 1977, 65th ... (a) The commission shall employ a chief supervisor of its oil and gas division to assist the commission in enforcing the laws relating to the ... In addition to other qualifications that may be required by the commission, a person appointed chief supervisor must have had at least five years' experience ... The commission may appoint a chief deputy supervisor, deputy supervisors, assistants, and clerical personnel necessary to execute the laws relating to oil and gas. Acts ... A person appointed chief deputy supervisor must have had at least three years' experience in oil and gas field work. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. ... Any person appointed deputy supervisor must have had at least two years' experience in oil and gas field work, including substantial experience in drilling or ... The salary of the chief supervisor, the chief deputy supervisor, and the deputy supervisors shall be the same as that provided in the General Appropriations ... The commission may employ gaugers, inspectors, investigators, supervisors, and clerical employees. These employees shall include a chief engineer, chief petroleum engineer, and an administrative chief, ... (a) Salaries and other expenses necessary in the administration and enforcement of the oil and gas laws shall be paid by warrants drawn by the ... The chief supervisor, chief deputy supervisor, deputy supervisors, and other employees shall perform the duties prescribed by the commission in conformity with rules of the ... (a) The chief supervisor and his deputies shall supervise the plugging of all abandoned wells and the shooting of wells and shall follow the rules ... (a) The commission has jurisdiction over all: (1) common carrier pipelines defined in Section 111.002 of this code in Texas; (2) oil and gas wells ... The commission may adopt all necessary rules for governing and regulating persons and their operations under the jurisdiction of the commission as set forth in ... (a) With each application for an exception to any commission rule contained in Chapter 3 of Part I of Title 16 of the Texas Administrative ... (a) With each Natural Gas Policy Act (15 U.S.C. Sections 3301-3432) application, the applicant shall submit to the commission a fee. The commission shall set ... In the discharge of its duties and the enforcement of its jurisdiction under this title, the commission shall: (1) institute suits; (2) hear and determine ... (a) If a person violates provisions of this title which pertain to safety or the prevention or control of pollution or the provisions of a ... (a) A civil penalty may be assessed only after the person charged with a violation described under Section 81.0531 of this code has been given ... (a) On the issuance of an order finding that a violation has occurred, the commission shall inform the person charged within 30 days of the ... Civil penalties owed under Sections 81.0531-81.0533 of this code may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of ... (a) The attorney general shall enforce the provision of this title by injunction or other adequate remedy and as otherwise provided by law. (b) If ... (a) Not later than March 1, 2002, the legislature may: (1) study the desirability of requiring an owner, operator, or manager of a pipeline system ... (a) In this section: (1) "Common carrier" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.002. (2) "Owner of the land" or "landowner" means the first person ... The commission is not required to follow any purchasing procedures prescribed by or under the following laws when the commission makes a purchase in connection ... If a witness fails or refuses to appear on being summoned, to answer any question he is asked, or to produce any record or data ... The sheriff or constable executing process shall receive the compensation authorized by the commission. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2510, ch. 871, art. I, § ... (a) A tax is levied on crude petroleum produced in this state in the amount of three-sixteenths of one cent on each barrel of 42 ... The tax shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2511, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... Proceeds from the tax shall be used for the administration of the state's oil and gas conservation laws. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2511, ch. ... Producers of crude petroleum shall make reports of production in the same manner and under the same penalties as provided for the occupation tax on ... Money appropriated to the oil and gas division of the commission under the General Appropriations Act shall be paid from the General Revenue Fund. Acts ... (a) An oil-field cleanup regulatory fee is imposed on crude petroleum produced in this state in the amount of five-eighths of one cent on each ... (a) An oil-field cleanup regulatory fee is imposed on gas initially produced and saved in this state in the amount of one-fifteenth of one cent ... A person who receives a salary from funds provided under this title and who uses his time or a state-owned automobile for campaign purposes or ... A person found guilty under Section 81.151 of this code shall be discharged immediately from his position and shall be ineligible for employment by the ... If a citizen of this state files a civil complaint with a district court in Travis County charging an employee with use of his time ... The court shall have notice of the hearing served on the employee against whom the complaint was filed at least five days before the date ... At the hearing, if the court determines that the employee has used his time or a state-owned automobile as charged in the complaint, the court ... Any person against whom charges have been filed is entitled to appeal to the court of appeals, but the pendency of the appeal does not ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |