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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 27.001. Short Title - Sec. 27.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 27.002. Definitions - Sec. 27.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...
Section 27.003. Policy and Purpose - Sec. 27.003. POLICY AND PURPOSE. It is the policy of...
Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission
Section 27.011. Permit From Commission - Sec. 27.011. PERMIT FROM COMMISSION. Unless the activity is subject...
Section 27.012. Application for Permit - Sec. 27.012. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) The commission shall prescribe...
Section 27.013. Information Required of Applicant - Sec. 27.013. INFORMATION REQUIRED OF APPLICANT. An applicant shall furnish...
Section 27.014. Application Fee - Sec. 27.014. APPLICATION FEE. With each application for a disposal...
Section 27.015. Letter From Railroad Commission - Sec. 27.015. LETTER FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) A person making...
Section 27.016. Inspection of Well Location - Sec. 27.016. INSPECTION OF WELL LOCATION. On receiving an application...
Section 27.017. Recommendations From Other Entities - Sec. 27.017. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OTHER ENTITIES. (a) The executive director...
Section 27.018. Hearing on Permit Application - Sec. 27.018. HEARING ON PERMIT APPLICATION. (a) If it is...
Section 27.019. Rules, Etc - Sec. 27.019. RULES, ETC. (a) The commission shall adopt rules...
Section 27.021. Permit for Disposal of Brine From Desalination Operations or of Drinking Water Treatment Residuals in Class I Injection Wells - Sec. 27.021. PERMIT FOR DISPOSAL OF BRINE FROM DESALINATION OPERATIONS...
Section 27.023. Jurisdiction Over in Situ Uranium Application Development and Operations - Sec. 27.023. JURISDICTION OVER IN SITU URANIUM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND...
Section 27.024. Sharing of Geologic, Hydrologic, and Water Quality Data - Sec. 27.024. SHARING OF GEOLOGIC, HYDROLOGIC, AND WATER QUALITY DATA....
Section 27.025. General Permit Authorizing Use of Class I Injection Well to Inject Nonhazardous Brine From Desalination Operations or Nonhazardous Drinking Water Treatment Residuals - Sec. 27.025. GENERAL PERMIT AUTHORIZING USE OF CLASS I INJECTION...
Section 27.026. Dual Authorization of Injection Wells to Inject Nonhazardous Brine From Desalination Operations or Nonhazardous Drinking Water Treatment Residuals - Sec. 27.026. DUAL AUTHORIZATION OF INJECTION WELLS TO INJECT NONHAZARDOUS...
Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells
Section 27.031. Permit From Railroad Commission - Sec. 27.031. PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION. No person may continue...
Section 27.032. Information Required of Applicant - Sec. 27.032. INFORMATION REQUIRED OF APPLICANT. The railroad commission shall...
Section 27.0321. Application Fee - Sec. 27.0321. APPLICATION FEE. (a) With each application for an...
Section 27.033. Letter of Determination - Sec. 27.033. LETTER OF DETERMINATION. A person making application to...
Section 27.034. Railroad Commission Rules, Etc - Sec. 27.034. RAILROAD COMMISSION RULES, ETC. (a) The railroad commission...
Section 27.035. Jurisdiction Over in Situ Recovery of Tar Sands - Sec. 27.035. JURISDICTION OVER IN SITU RECOVERY OF TAR SANDS....
Section 27.036. Jurisdiction Over Brine Mining - Text of section as added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg.,...
Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide
Section 27.040. Definition - Sec. 27.040. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "offshore" means the area...
Section 27.041. Jurisdiction - Sec. 27.041. JURISDICTION. (a) The railroad commission has jurisdiction over...
Section 27.042. Applicability - Sec. 27.042. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to the...
Section 27.043. Permit From Railroad Commission - Sec. 27.043. PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) A person may...
Section 27.044. Information Required of Applicant - Sec. 27.044. INFORMATION REQUIRED OF APPLICANT. The railroad commission shall...
Section 27.045. Fees - Sec. 27.045. FEES. (a) The railroad commission may impose fees...
Section 27.046. Letter of Determination From Railroad Commission - Sec. 27.046. LETTER OF DETERMINATION FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) The...
Section 27.0461. Letter of Determination From Commission - Sec. 27.0461. LETTER OF DETERMINATION FROM COMMISSION. A person making...
Section 27.047. Rules - Sec. 27.047. RULES. The railroad commission shall adopt rules and...
Section 27.048. Consistency With and Implementation of Federal Requirements - Sec. 27.048. CONSISTENCY WITH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a)...
Section 27.049. Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 27.049. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. The commission and the railroad...
Section 27.050. Financial Responsibility - Sec. 27.050. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) A person to whom a...
Subchapter D. Issuance of Permits: Terms and Conditions
Section 27.051. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 27.051. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) The commission may grant...
Section 27.0511. Conditions of Certain Permits - Sec. 27.0511. CONDITIONS OF CERTAIN PERMITS. (a) If the railroad...
Section 27.0515. Facilities Required to Obtain Federal Approval - Sec. 27.0515. FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OBTAIN FEDERAL APPROVAL. For a...
Section 27.0516. Permits for Injection Wells That Transect or Terminate in Portion of Edwards Aquifer Within External Boundaries of Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District - Sec. 27.0516. PERMITS FOR INJECTION WELLS THAT TRANSECT OR TERMINATE...
Section 27.052. Copies of Permit; Filing Requirements - Sec. 27.052. COPIES OF PERMIT; FILING REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commission...
Section 27.053. Record of Strata - Sec. 27.053. RECORD OF STRATA. The commission or railroad commission...
Section 27.054. Electric or Drilling Log - Sec. 27.054. ELECTRIC OR DRILLING LOG. If an existing well...
Section 27.055. Casing Requirements - Sec. 27.055. CASING REQUIREMENTS. The casing shall be set at...
Section 27.056. Factors in Setting Casing Depth - Sec. 27.056. FACTORS IN SETTING CASING DEPTH. Before setting the...
Subchapter E. General Powers
Section 27.071. Power to Enter Property - Sec. 27.071. POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY. Members of the commission...
Section 27.072. Power to Examine Records - Sec. 27.072. POWER TO EXAMINE RECORDS. Members of the commission...
Section 27.073. Financial Responsibility - Sec. 27.073. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) A person to whom an...
Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies
Section 27.101. Civil Penalty - Sec. 27.101. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates any...
Section 27.1011. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 27.1011. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If a person violates the...
Section 27.1012. Penalty Assessment Procedure - Sec. 27.1012. PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE. (a) A civil penalty may...
Section 27.1013. Payment of Penalty; Refund - Sec. 27.1013. PAYMENT OF PENALTY; REFUND. (a) On the issuance...
Section 27.1014. Recovery of Penalty - Sec. 27.1014. RECOVERY OF PENALTY. Civil penalties owed under Sections...
Section 27.102. Injunction, Etc - Sec. 27.102. INJUNCTION, ETC. (a) The railroad commission may enforce...
Section 27.103. Procedure - Sec. 27.103. PROCEDURE. (a) At the request of the railroad...
Section 27.104. Effect of Permit on Civil Liability - Sec. 27.104. EFFECT OF PERMIT ON CIVIL LIABILITY. The fact...
Section 27.105. Criminal Fines - Sec. 27.105. CRIMINAL FINES. (a) A person who knowingly or...
Subchapter G. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects
Section 27.151. Definitions - Sec. 27.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Aquifer storage and...
Section 27.152. Jurisdiction - Sec. 27.152. JURISDICTION. The commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the...
Section 27.153. Authorization for Use of Class v Injection Wells - Sec. 27.153. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF CLASS V INJECTION WELLS....
Section 27.154. Technical Standards - Sec. 27.154. TECHNICAL STANDARDS. (a) The commission shall adopt technical...
Section 27.155. Reporting of Injection and Recovery Volumes - Sec. 27.155. REPORTING OF INJECTION AND RECOVERY VOLUMES. (a) A...
Section 27.156. Reporting of Water Quality Data - Sec. 27.156. REPORTING OF WATER QUALITY DATA. A project operator...
Section 27.157. Other Laws Not Affected - Sec. 27.157. OTHER LAWS NOT AFFECTED. (a) This subchapter does...
Subchapter H. Aquifer Recharge Projects
Section 27.201. Definitions - Sec. 27.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Aquifer recharge project"...
Section 27.202. Jurisdiction - Sec. 27.202. JURISDICTION. The commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the...
Section 27.203. Authorization for Use of Class v Injection Wells - Sec. 27.203. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF CLASS V INJECTION WELLS....
Section 27.204. Technical Standards - Sec. 27.204. TECHNICAL STANDARDS. (a) The commission shall adopt technical...
Section 27.205. Reporting of Injection Volumes - Sec. 27.205. REPORTING OF INJECTION VOLUMES. (a) A project operator...
Section 27.206. Reporting of Water Quality Data - Sec. 27.206. REPORTING OF WATER QUALITY DATA. A project operator...
Section 27.207. Other Laws Not Affected - Sec. 27.207. OTHER LAWS NOT AFFECTED. (a) This subchapter does...