Sec. 89.084. MONEY PAID COMMISSION BY PRIVATE PERSON. (a) The commission may accept money from private persons and use the money to plug or replug a well.
(b) Paying money to the commission is not an admission that the person paying the money is obligated to plug or replug the well. Evidence that a person has paid money to the commission is not admissible against the person in a suit in which the person's obligation to plug a well is an issue and introducing the evidence is a compulsory ground for mistrial.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2555, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Subchapter D. Costs of Plugging Wells
Section 89.081. Cause of Action for Disproportionate Share of Cost
Section 89.083. First Lien on Equipment; Cause of Action if Commission Plugs
Section 89.084. Money Paid Commission by Private Person
Section 89.085. Possession and Sale of Equipment to Cover Plugging Costs
Section 89.086. Claims Against Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund
Section 89.087. Judicial Review of Commission Decisions; Immunity From Suit and Liability
Section 89.088. Record of Request for Notice by Lienholder or Nonoperator; Form; Fee