Texas Water Code Title 2, Chapter 29 - Oil And Gas Waste Haulers
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 29.001 - Short Title
This chapter may be cited as the Oil and Gas Waste Haulers Act. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1,...
SUBCHAPTER B PERMITS
- Texas Section 29.002 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Person" means an individual, association of individuals, partnership, corporation, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, or a fiduciary or representative of any kind....
- Texas Section 29.011 - Application For Permit
Any person may apply to the railroad commission for a permit to haul and dispose of oil and gas waste. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th...
- Texas Section 29.012 - Application Form
The railroad commission shall prescribe a form on which an application for a permit may be made and shall provide the form to any person...
- Texas Section 29.013 - Contents Of Application
The application for a permit shall: (1) state the number of vehicles the applicant plans to use for hauling oil and gas waste; (2) affirmatively...
- Texas Section 29.014 - Rejecting An Application
If an application for a permit does not comply with Section 29.013 of this code or with reasonable rules of the railroad commission, the railroad...
- Texas Section 29.015 - Application Fee
With each application for issuance, renewal, or material amendment of a permit, the applicant shall submit to the railroad commission a nonrefundable fee of $100....
- Texas Section 29.018 - Suspension; Refusal To Renew
The railroad commission may suspend or refuse to renew a permit for a period not to exceed one year if the permittee: (1) violates the...
- Texas Section 29.019 - Appeal
Any person whose permit application is refused, whose permit is suspended, or whose application for permit renewal is refused by the railroad commission may file...
- Texas Section 29.020 - Suit To Compel Railroad Commission To Act
If the railroad commission does not act within a reasonable time after a person applies for a permit or for renewal of a permit, the...
SUBCHAPTER C COMMISSION AUTHORITY
- Texas Section 29.021 - Venue
The venue in actions under Sections 29.019 and 29.020 of this code is fixed exclusively in the district courts of Travis County. Amended by Acts...
- Texas Section 29.031 - Rulemaking Power
The railroad commission shall adopt rules to effectuate the provisions of this chapter. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 29.032 - Copies Of Rules
The railroad commission shall print the rules and provide copies to persons who apply for them. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch....
- Texas Section 29.033 - Effective Date Of Rules
No rule or amendment to a rule is effective until after the 30-day period immediately following the day on which a copy of the rule...
SUBCHAPTER D OFFENSES; PENALTIES
- Texas Section 29.034 - Access To Property
Members and employees of the railroad commission, on proper identification, may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to the hauling...
- Texas Section 29.041 - Hauling Without Permit
No hauler may haul or dispose of oil and gas waste off the lease, unit, or other oil or gas property where it is generated...
- Texas Section 29.042 - Exceptions
(a) A person may haul oil and gas waste for use in connection with drilling or servicing an oil or gas well without obtaining a...
- Texas Section 29.043 - Using Haulers Without Permit
No person may knowingly utilize the services of a hauler to haul or dispose of oil and gas waste off the lease, unit, or other...
- Texas Section 29.044 - Disposing Of Oil And Gas Waste
(a) No hauler may dispose of oil and gas waste on public roads or on the surface of public land or private property in this...
- Texas Section 29.045 - Use Of Unmarked Vehicles
No person who is required to have a permit under this chapter may haul oil and gas waste in a vehicle that does not bear...
- Texas Section 29.046 - Penalty
A person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less...
- Texas Section 29.047 - Administrative Penalty
(a) If a person violates the provisions of this chapter or a rule, order, license, permit, or certificate issued under this chapter, the person may...
- Texas Section 29.048 - Penalty Assessment Procedure
(a) A civil penalty may be assessed only after the permittee or person charged with a violation described under Section 29.047 of this code has...
- Texas Section 29.049 - Payment Of Penalty; Refund
(a) On the issuance of an order finding that a violation has occurred, the railroad commission shall inform the permittee and any other person charged...
SUBCHAPTER E CIVIL ENFORCEMENT
- Texas Section 29.050 - Recovery Of Penalty
Civil penalties owed under Sections 29.047-29.049 of this code may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of...
- Texas Section 29.051 - Civil Penalty
(a) A person who violates this chapter, a rule or order of the railroad commission adopted under this chapter, or a term, condition, or provision...
- Texas Section 29.052 - Injunction
The railroad commission may enforce this chapter, a valid rule or order made under this chapter, or a term or condition of a permit issued...
- Texas Section 29.053 - Procedure
(a) At the request of the railroad commission, the attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of the state for injunctive...
Last modified: September 28, 2016