Texas § 27.043 PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.

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§ 27.043 — PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.

Texas § 27.043

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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 27.043 (2026).

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Sec. 27.043. PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.

(a)A person may not begin drilling or operating an anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well for geologic storage or constructing or operating a geologic storage facility regulated under this subchapter without first obtaining the necessary permits from the railroad commission.

(b)The railroad commission may not issue a permit under this subchapter for the conversion of a previously plugged and abandoned Class I injection well, including any associated waste plume, to a Class VI injection well.

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Sec. 27.043. PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) A person may not begin drilling or operating an anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well for geologic storage or constructing or operating a geologic storage facility regulated under this subchapter without first obtaining the necessary permits from the railroad commission.
(b) The railroad commission may not issue a permit under this subchapter for the conversion of a previously plugged and abandoned Class I injection well, including any associated waste plume, to a Class VI injection well.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284 ), Sec. 9, eff. June 9, 2021.