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Chapter 81 - Railroad Commission of Texas
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 81.001. Definitions - Sec. 81.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...
Section 81.002. Definition of Person for Certain Provisions - Sec. 81.002. DEFINITION OF PERSON FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS. In this...
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 81.01001. Sunset Provision - Sec. 81.01001. SUNSET PROVISION. (a) The Railroad Commission of Texas...
Section 81.01002. Chairman - Sec. 81.01002. CHAIRMAN. The commissioners shall elect one commissioner as...
Section 81.01003. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 81.01003. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. A commissioner must be: (1)...
Section 81.01004. Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest - Sec. 81.01004. PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, AND CONFLICT...
Section 81.01005. Name and Seal - Sec. 81.01005. NAME AND SEAL. (a) The commissioners are known...
Section 81.01006. Procedural Rules - Sec. 81.01006. PROCEDURAL RULES. The commissioners may adopt all rules...
Section 81.01007. Supplies - Sec. 81.01007. SUPPLIES. The commissioners shall be furnished necessary furniture,...
Section 81.01008. Sessions - Sec. 81.01008. SESSIONS. The commission may hold sessions at any...
Section 81.01009. Records Research Fee - Sec. 81.01009. RECORDS RESEARCH FEE. The commission shall charge a...
Section 81.01010. Fee for Copies - Sec. 81.01010. FEE FOR COPIES. (a) The commission may charge...
Section 81.01011. Method of Making Payments to Commission - Sec. 81.01011. METHOD OF MAKING PAYMENTS TO COMMISSION. (a) The...
Section 81.01012. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 81.01012. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. (a) In this section,...
Section 81.01013. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 81.01013. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas...
Section 81.01014. Equal Employment Opportunity - Sec. 81.01014. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. (a) The commission shall prepare...
Section 81.01016. Separation of Responsibilities - Sec. 81.01016. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The commission shall develop and...
Section 81.011. Chief Supervisor - Sec. 81.011. CHIEF SUPERVISOR. (a) The commission shall employ a...
Section 81.012. Qualifications of Chief Supervisor - Sec. 81.012. QUALIFICATIONS OF CHIEF SUPERVISOR. In addition to other...
Section 81.013. Deputy Supervisors, Assistants, and Clerical Personnel - Sec. 81.013. DEPUTY SUPERVISORS, ASSISTANTS, AND CLERICAL PERSONNEL. The commission...
Section 81.014. Qualifications of Chief Deputy Supervisor - Sec. 81.014. QUALIFICATIONS OF CHIEF DEPUTY SUPERVISOR. A person appointed...
Section 81.015. Qualifications of Deputy Supervisors - Sec. 81.015. QUALIFICATIONS OF DEPUTY SUPERVISORS. Any person appointed deputy...
Section 81.016. Salaries - Sec. 81.016. SALARIES. The salary of the chief supervisor, the...
Section 81.0165. Salary of Secretary - Sec. 81.0165. SALARY OF SECRETARY. The salary of the secretary...
Section 81.017. Additional Employees - Sec. 81.017. ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. The commission may employ gaugers, inspectors,...
Section 81.018. Payment of Salaries and Other Expenses - Sec. 81.018. PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND OTHER EXPENSES. (a) Salaries...
Section 81.019. Duties of Chief Supervisor, Chief Deputy Supervisor, Deputy Supervisors, and Other Employees - Sec. 81.019. DUTIES OF CHIEF SUPERVISOR, CHIEF DEPUTY SUPERVISOR, DEPUTY...
Section 81.020. Additional Duties of Chief Supervisor and His Deputies - Sec. 81.020. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF CHIEF SUPERVISOR AND HIS DEPUTIES....
Section 81.021. Intellectual Property - Sec. 81.021. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. (a) The commission may: (1) apply...
Subchapter C. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties
Section 81.051. Jurisdiction of Commission - Sec. 81.051. JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission has jurisdiction...
Section 81.052. Rules - Sec. 81.052. RULES. The commission may adopt all necessary rules...
Section 81.0521. Fee for Application for Exception to Railroad Commission Rule - Sec. 81.0521. FEE FOR APPLICATION FOR EXCEPTION TO RAILROAD COMMISSION...
Section 81.0522. Natural Gas Policy Act Application Fee - Sec. 81.0522. NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT APPLICATION FEE. (a) With...
Section 81.0523. Exclusive Jurisdiction and Express Preemption - Sec. 81.0523. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND EXPRESS PREEMPTION. (a) In this...
Section 81.053. Commission Powers - Sec. 81.053. COMMISSION POWERS. In the discharge of its duties...
Section 81.0531. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 81.0531. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If a person violates provisions...
Section 81.0532. Penalty Assessment Procedure - Sec. 81.0532. PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE. (a) A civil penalty may...
Section 81.0533. Payment of Penalty; Refund - Sec. 81.0533. PAYMENT OF PENALTY; REFUND. (a) On the issuance...
Section 81.0534. Recovery of Penalty - Sec. 81.0534. RECOVERY OF PENALTY. Civil penalties owed under Sections...
Section 81.054. Enforcement by Attorney General - Sec. 81.054. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The attorney general...
Section 81.055. Pipeline System Financial Responsibility Requirements - Sec. 81.055. PIPELINE SYSTEM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) Repealed by...
Section 81.056. Contamination Report - Sec. 81.056. CONTAMINATION REPORT. (a) In this section: (1) "Common...
Section 81.057. Exemption From Certain Purchasing Rules - Sec. 81.057. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PURCHASING RULES. The commission is...
Section 81.058. Administrative Penalty for Certain Natural Gas-Related Activities - Sec. 81.058. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR CERTAIN NATURAL GAS-RELATED ACTIVITIES. (a)...
Section 81.059. Appointment of Mediators for Informal Complaints - Sec. 81.059. APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATORS FOR INFORMAL COMPLAINTS. (a) The...
Section 81.0591. Complaints - Sec. 81.0591. COMPLAINTS. (a) The commission shall maintain a file...
Section 81.0592. Consumer Interest Information - Sec. 81.0592. CONSUMER INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall prepare...
Section 81.060. Confidentiality Provisions - Sec. 81.060. CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS. (a) A confidentiality provision may not...
Section 81.061. Authority to Establish Market-Based Rates - Sec. 81.061. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MARKET-BASED RATES. (a) This section...
Section 81.062. Public Participation - Sec. 81.062. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. The commission shall develop and implement...
Section 81.063. Issuance, Suspension, or Revocation of License, Permit, or Certificate - Sec. 81.063. ISSUANCE, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE, PERMIT, OR...
Section 81.064. Powers of Commissioner or Designated Employee in Cases Before Commission - Sec. 81.064. POWERS OF COMMISSIONER OR DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE IN CASES...
Section 81.065. Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy - Sec. 81.065. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY. (a) The commission shall...
Section 81.066. Oil and Gas Division Monitoring and Enforcement Strategic Plan - Sec. 81.066. OIL AND GAS DIVISION MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC...
Section 81.067. Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund - Sec. 81.067. OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP FUND. (a)...
Section 81.068. Purposes of Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund - Sec. 81.068. PURPOSES OF OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP...
Section 81.069. Reporting on Progress in Meeting Performance Goals for the Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund - Sec. 81.069. REPORTING ON PROGRESS IN MEETING PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR...
Section 81.070. Establishment of Surcharges on Fees - Sec. 81.070. ESTABLISHMENT OF SURCHARGES ON FEES. (a) Except as...
Section 81.071. Pipeline Safety and Regulatory Fees - Sec. 81.071. PIPELINE SAFETY AND REGULATORY FEES. (a) The commission...
Section 81.072. Verification by Contractors - Sec. 81.072. VERIFICATION BY CONTRACTORS. (a) In this section, "E-verify...
Section 81.073. Critical Natural Gas Facilities and Entities - Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...
Subchapter D. Witnesses
Section 81.091. Incriminating Testimony - Sec. 81.091. INCRIMINATING TESTIMONY. If a witness fails or refuses...
Section 81.092. Fee for Executing Process - Sec. 81.092. FEE FOR EXECUTING PROCESS. The sheriff or constable...
Section 81.093. Depositions - Sec. 81.093. DEPOSITIONS. (a) In a matter pending for hearing...
Subchapter E. Fees
Section 81.115. Appropriations to Commission for Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Purposes - Sec. 81.115. APPROPRIATIONS TO COMMISSION FOR OIL AND GAS REGULATION...
Section 81.116. Oil-Field Cleanup Regulatory Fee on Oil - Sec. 81.116. OIL-FIELD CLEANUP REGULATORY FEE ON OIL. (a) An...
Section 81.117. Oil-Field Cleanup Regulatory Fee on Gas - Sec. 81.117. OIL-FIELD CLEANUP REGULATORY FEE ON GAS. (a) An...
Subchapter F. Campaigning
Section 81.151. Penalty for Campaigning - Sec. 81.151. PENALTY FOR CAMPAIGNING. A person who receives a...
Section 81.152. Discharge and Ineligibility - Sec. 81.152. DISCHARGE AND INELIGIBILITY. A person found guilty under...
Section 81.153. Setting Civil Complaint for Hearing - Sec. 81.153. SETTING CIVIL COMPLAINT FOR HEARING. If a citizen...
Section 81.154. Notice to Employee - Sec. 81.154. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEE. The court shall have notice...
Section 81.155. Court's Order - Sec. 81.155. COURT'S ORDER. At the hearing, if the court...
Section 81.156. Appeal - Sec. 81.156. APPEAL. Any person against whom charges have been...