89R3836 ANG-F     By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2122       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to imposition of application fees for certain permits and   permit amendments for the disposal of oil and gas waste.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 91.1013, Natural Resources Code, is   amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection   (a-1) to read as follows:          (a)  [With each application for a fluid injection well   permit, the applicant shall submit to the commission a   nonrefundable fee of $200.] In this section:                (1)  "Fluid[, "fluid] injection well" means any well   used to inject fluid or gas into the ground in connection with the   exploration or production of oil or gas other than an oil and gas   waste disposal well regulated by the commission pursuant to Chapter   27, Water Code.                (2)  "Land application permit" means a permit   authorizing the covering of a controlled area with gas plant   effluent or low-chloride produced water through the use of a   sprinkler or other irrigation system.                (3)  "Landfarm permit" means a permit authorizing the   disposal of low chloride, water-based drilling fluid or oil and gas   waste by mixing or tilling the fluid or waste into the natural soil   so that the waste will not migrate from the area covered by the   landfarm permit.                (4)  "Landtreatment permit" means a permit authorizing   the disposal of oil-based drilling fluid, oil-impacted soil, or oil   and gas waste by mixing or tilling the fluid, soil, or waste into   the natural soil to degrade the fluid, impacted soil, or waste so   that the fluid, impacted soil, or waste will not migrate from the   area covered by the landtreatment permit.          (a-1)  With each application for a fluid injection well   permit, the applicant shall submit to the commission a   nonrefundable fee of $200.          (b)  An applicant [With each application] for a permit to   store, treat, or dispose of certain oil and gas waste [discharge to   surface water under this chapter and commission rules, other than a   permit for a discharge that meets National Pollutant Discharge   Elimination System requirements for agricultural or wildlife use,   the applicant] shall submit to the commission a nonrefundable fee   for that application as follows:                (1)  $500 for an application for a landfarm,   landtreatment, or land application permit or permit amendment;                (2)  $2,000 for an application for a commercial oil and   gas waste separation facility permit;                (3)  $1,000 for an application for an amendment to a   commercial waste separation facility permit;                (4)  $3,000 for an application for a commercial surface   oil and gas waste facility permit; and                (5)  $1,000 for an application for an amendment to a   commercial surface waste facility permit [of $300].          SECTION 2.  Section 91.1013, Natural Resources Code, as   amended by this Act, applies only to an application for the issuance   or amendment of a permit that is filed with the Railroad Commission   of Texas on or after the effective date of this Act.  An application   for a permit filed before the effective date of this Act is governed   by the law in effect on the date of the filing, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.