Sec. 382.508. LIABILITY. (a) The transfer of title to the state under Section 382.507 does not relieve a producer of carbon dioxide of liability for any act or omission regarding the generation of stored carbon dioxide performed before the carbon dioxide was stored.
(b) On the date the permanent school fund, under Section 382.507, acquires the right, title, and interest in carbon dioxide, the producer of the carbon dioxide is relieved of liability for any act or omission regarding the carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide repository.
(c) This section does not relieve a person who contracts with the board under Section 382.504(b) of liability for any act or omission regarding the construction or operation, as applicable, of the carbon dioxide repository.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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