Tex.
Nat. Resources Code Section 81.067
Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund
(a)
The oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund is created as an account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury.(b)
Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (H.B. 2675), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.(c)
The fund consists of:(1)
proceeds from bonds and other financial security required by this chapter and benefits under well-specific plugging insurance policies described by Section 91.104 (Bonds, Letters of Credit, Cash Deposits, and Well-specific Plugging Insurance Policies)(c) that are paid to the state as contingent beneficiary of the policies, subject to the refund provisions of Section 91.1091 (Refund), if applicable;(2)
private contributions, including contributions made under Section 89.084 (Money Paid Commission by Private Person);(3)
expenses collected under Section 89.083 (First Lien on Equipment; Cause of Action if Commission Plugs);(4)
fees imposed under Section 85.2021 (Drilling Permit Fee);(5)
costs recovered under Section 91.457 (Removal of Unauthorized Pit) or 91.459 (Civil Penalty);(6)
proceeds collected under Sections 89.085 (Possession and Sale of Equipment to Cover Plugging Costs) and 91.115 (First Lien on Equipment and Stored Hydrocarbons or Drill Cuttings);(7)
interest earned on the funds deposited in the fund;(8)
oil and gas waste hauler permit application fees collected under Section 29.015 (Application Fee), Water Code;(9)
costs recovered under Section 91.113 (Investigation, Assessment, or Cleanup by Commission)(f);(10)
hazardous oil and gas waste generation fees collected under Section 91.605 (Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste Generation Fee);(11)
oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil collected under Section 81.116 (Oil-field Cleanup Regulatory Fee on Oil);(12)
oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on gas collected under Section 81.117 (Oil-field Cleanup Regulatory Fee on Gas);(13)
fees for a reissued certificate collected under Section 91.707 (Fee for Reissued Certificate);(14)
fees collected under Section 91.1013 (Application Fees);(15)
fees collected under Section 89.088 (Record of Request for Notice by Lienholder or Nonoperator; Form; Fee);(16)
fees collected under Section 91.142 (Report to Commission);(17)
fees collected under Section 91.654 (Application to Participate in Voluntary Cleanup Program);(18)
costs recovered under Sections 91.656 (Voluntary Cleanup Agreement) and 91.657 (Termination of Agreement; Cost Recovery);(19)
fees collected under Section 81.0521 (Fee for Application for Exception to Railroad Commission Rule);(20)
fees collected under Sections 89.024 (Abeyance of Plugging Report) and 89.026 (Fluid Level or Hydraulic Pressure Test);(21)
legislative appropriations;(22)
any surcharges collected under Section 81.070 (Establishment of Surcharges on Fees);(23)
fees collected under Section 91.0115 (Casing; Letter of Determination);(24)
fees collected under Subchapter E (Safety Rules; Railroad Commission Power Under Delegated Federal Authority), Chapter 121 (Gas Pipelines), Utilities Code;(25)
fees collected under Section 27.0321 (Application Fee), Water Code;(26)
fees collected under Section 81.071 (Pipeline Safety and Regulatory Fees); and(27)
money collected under Section 81.021 (Intellectual Property).
Source:
Section 81.067 — Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.81.htm#81.067 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
