Texas § 27.071 POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.

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§ 27.071 — POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.

Texas § 27.071

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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 27.071 (2026).

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Sec. 27.071. POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY. Members of the commission and the railroad commission and employees of the commission and the railroad commission may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to injection well, monitoring well, disposal well, production well, or geologic storage activities within their respective jurisdictions or to monitor compliance with a rule, permit, or other order of the commission or railroad commission. Members or employees acting under the authority of this section who enter an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.

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Sec. 27.071. POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY. Members of the commission and the railroad commission and employees of the commission and the railroad commission may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to injection well, monitoring well, disposal well, production well, or geologic storage activities within their respective jurisdictions or to monitor compliance with a rule, permit, or other order of the commission or railroad commission. Members or employees acting under the authority of this section who enter an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.120, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 3838 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.