Bill Text: TX HB3947 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3947 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to county fee imposed on operators of oil and gas waste disposal wells.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-15 - Left pending in committee [HB3947 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB3947-Introduced.html

	84R5012 PAM-D

	By: King of Uvalde	H.B. No. 3947



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to county fee imposed on operators of oil and gas waste
	disposal wells.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 240, Local Government
	Code, is amended by adding Section 240.908 to read as follows:
	Sec. 240.908. OIL AND GAS WASTE DISPOSAL WELL IMPACT FEE.
	(a) In this section:
	(1) "Injection well" and "oil and gas waste" have the
	meanings assigned by Section 27.002, Water Code.
	(2) "Oil and gas waste disposal well" means an
	injection well that is used for the injection of oil and gas waste.
	(b) The commissioners court of a county may impose a fee on
	each operator of an oil and gas waste disposal well located in the
	county. The fee may be assessed in an amount and on a schedule as
	determined by the commissioners court to adequately provide funds
	to the county for maintaining county roads that suffer
	deterioration caused by activities associated with oil and gas
	waste disposal in the county.
	(c) Funds collected under this section shall be deposited in
	the county's general fund. The funds may be used only for
	maintaining county roads that suffer deterioration caused by
	activities associated with oil and gas waste disposal in the
	county.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2015.