85R2191 SMH-D     By: Anchia H.B. No. 247       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the posting by the Railroad Commission of Texas on its   Internet website of certain enforcement information.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources   Code, is amended by adding Section 81.071 to read as follows:          Sec. 81.071.  ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION. (a)  The commission   shall post on the commission's Internet website:                (1)  comprehensive information regarding the   commission's enforcement of this title and rules, orders, licenses,   permits, and certificates issued under this title, including   information regarding:                      (A)  inspection and enforcement activity;                      (B)  violations; and                      (C)  the amount of penalties finally assessed;                (2)  information evidencing quarterly trends regarding   enforcement activity by the commission, including:                      (A)  the number of complaints received and the   manner in which they were resolved;                      (B)  the total number of inspections conducted,   the number of inspections conducted following the receipt of a   complaint, and the number of inspections conducted on the   commission's own initiative;                      (C)  the number of violations, categorized   according to the degree of severity of the violation and the   statute, rule, order, license, permit, or certificate violated, for   which enforcement action has been taken;                      (D)  the number of repeat violations determined to   have been committed; and                      (E)  the number of violations referred to the   attorney general for enforcement; and                (3)  an analysis of annual trends regarding complaints   filed with the commission and enforcement activity by the   commission.          (b)  Information required to be posted under this section   must be:                (1)  in a searchable format;                (2)  organized by county, by operator or other entity,   and by well, if applicable; and                (3)  capable of being downloaded in bulk.          SECTION 2.  The Railroad Commission of Texas shall comply   with Section 81.071(b), Natural Resources Code, as added by this   Act, not later than January 1, 2019.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.