Bill Text: TX HB247 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 247 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the posting by the Railroad Commission of Texas on its Internet website of certain enforcement information.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-03 - Left pending in committee [HB247 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB247-Introduced.html

	85R2191 SMH-D

	By: Anchia	H.B. No. 247



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the posting by the Railroad Commission of Texas on its
	Internet website of certain enforcement information.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources
	Code, is amended by adding Section 81.071 to read as follows:
	Sec. 81.071. ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION. (a) The commission
	shall post on the commission's Internet website:
	(1) comprehensive information regarding the
	commission's enforcement of this title and rules, orders, licenses,
	permits, and certificates issued under this title, including
	information regarding:
	(A) inspection and enforcement activity;
	(B) violations; and
	(C) the amount of penalties finally assessed;
	(2) information evidencing quarterly trends regarding
	enforcement activity by the commission, including:
	(A) the number of complaints received and the
	manner in which they were resolved;
	(B) the total number of inspections conducted,
	the number of inspections conducted following the receipt of a
	complaint, and the number of inspections conducted on the
	commission's own initiative;
	(C) the number of violations, categorized
	according to the degree of severity of the violation and the
	statute, rule, order, license, permit, or certificate violated, for
	which enforcement action has been taken;
	(D) the number of repeat violations determined to
	have been committed; and
	(E) the number of violations referred to the
	attorney general for enforcement; and
	(3) an analysis of annual trends regarding complaints
	filed with the commission and enforcement activity by the
	commission.
	(b) Information required to be posted under this section
	must be:
	(1) in a searchable format;
	(2) organized by county, by operator or other entity,
	and by well, if applicable; and
	(3) capable of being downloaded in bulk.
	SECTION 2. The Railroad Commission of Texas shall comply
	with Section 81.071(b), Natural Resources Code, as added by this
	Act, not later than January 1, 2019.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.