Sec. 382.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Board" means the School Land Board.
(2) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.
(3) "Carbon dioxide repository" means an offshore deep subsurface geologic repository for the storage of anthropogenic carbon dioxide.
(4) "Land commissioner" means the commissioner of the General Land Office.
(5) "Offshore" has the meaning assigned by Section 27.040, Water Code.
(6) "Railroad commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
Section 382.502. Rules; Enforcement
Section 382.503. Study; Selection of Location
Section 382.504. Contract for Necessary Infrastructure and Operation
Section 382.505. Acceptance of Carbon Dioxide for Storage; Fees and Carbon Credits
Section 382.506. Measuring, Monitoring, and Verification; Role of Bureau
Section 382.507. Ownership of Carbon Dioxide