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      88(3) HB 195 - Introduced version - Bill Text
      
            88S30816 ANG-F
         
		By:  Guillen
            H.B.  No.  195
         
               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
            
               AN ACT
            
            relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I 
         
            injection well.
         
                          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
                          SECTION  1.    Section 27.016, Water Code, is amended to read as 
         
            follows:
         
                          Sec.  27.016.    INSPECTION OF WELL LOCATION.   (a)   On receiving 
         
            an application for a permit, the executive director shall:
         
                                      (1)    have an inspection made of the location of the 
         
            proposed disposal well to determine the local conditions and the 
         
            probable effect of the well; and
         
                                      (2)    [shall] determine the requirements for the setting 
         
            of casing, as provided in Sections 27.051, 27.055, and 27.056 [of 
         
            this code].
         
                          (b)    For a proposed Class I injection well, the executive 
         
            director may satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) by 
         
            accepting an inspection report prepared by an engineer or 
         
            geoscientist licensed in this state.   The report must:
         
                                      (1)    confirm that the engineer or geoscientist 
         
            inspected the location of the proposed injection well to determine 
         
            the local conditions and the probable effect of the well; and
         
                                      (2)    state the engineer's or geoscientist's 
         
            determination regarding the requirements for the setting of casing 
         
            as required by Subsection (a)(2).
         
                          (c)    An engineer or geoscientist may conduct an inspection 
         
            under Subsection (b)(1):
         
                                      (1)    in person at the location of the proposed 
         
            injection well; or
         
                                      (2)    virtually through:
         
                                                  (A)    satellite or other aerial imagery;
         
                                                  (B)    mapping software; or
         
                                                  (C)    other appropriate information sources.
         
                          SECTION  2.    The change in law made by this Act applies only 
         
            to a permit application filed with the Texas Commission on 
         
            Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act.   A 
         
            permit application filed before the effective date of this Act is 
         
            subject to the law in effect on the date the application is filed, 
         
            and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         
                          SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the 
         
            last day of the legislative session.
         
Statutes affected: 
Introduced: Water Code 27.016 (Water Code 27)



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I
	injection well.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 27.016, Water Code, is amended to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 27.016. INSPECTION OF WELL LOCATION. (a) On receiving
	an application for a permit, the executive director shall:
	(1) have an inspection made of the location of the
	proposed disposal well to determine the local conditions and the
	probable effect of the well; and
	(2) [~~shall~~] determine the requirements for the setting
	of casing, as provided in Sections 27.051, 27.055, and 27.056 [of
	~~this code~~].
	(b) For a proposed Class I injection well, the executive
	director may satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) by
	accepting an inspection report prepared by an engineer or
	geoscientist licensed in this state. The report must:
	(1) confirm that the engineer or geoscientist
	inspected the location of the proposed injection well to determine
	the local conditions and the probable effect of the well; and
	(2) state the engineer's or geoscientist's
	determination regarding the requirements for the setting of casing
	as required by Subsection (a)(2).
	(c) An engineer or geoscientist may conduct an inspection
	under Subsection (b)(1):
	(1) in person at the location of the proposed
	injection well; or
	(2) virtually through:
	(A) satellite or other aerial imagery;
	(B) mapping software; or
	(C) other appropriate information sources.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to a permit application filed with the Texas Commission on
	Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. A
	permit application filed before the effective date of this Act is
	subject to the law in effect on the date the application is filed,
	and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
	last day of the legislative session.