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S.B. No. 1145 AN ACT relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the land application of water produced from certain mining and oil and gas extraction operations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.131, Water Code, as effective until delegation of authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.) to the Railroad Commission of Texas, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (d) and (e), the Railroad Commission of Texas may issue permits for the discharge of waste resulting from the activities described by Subsection (a), and the discharge of waste into water in this state resulting from those activities must meet the water quality standards established by the commission. (e) The commission may issue permits for the land application of produced water resulting from activities described by Subsection (a) that has been treated for beneficial use. The commission shall adopt standards for the land application of water under this section, including standards that prevent the pollution of surface and subsurface water. SECTION 2. Section 26.131, Water Code, as effective on delegation of authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.) to the Railroad Commission of Texas, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and (d), the Railroad Commission of Texas may issue permits for the discharge of waste resulting from the activities described by Subsection (a), and the discharge of waste into water in this state resulting from those activities must meet the water quality standards established by the commission. (d) The commission may issue permits for the land application of produced water resulting from activities described by Subsection (a) that has been treated for beneficial use. The commission shall adopt standards for the land application of water under this section, including standards that prevent the pollution of surface and subsurface water. SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a permit, the application for which is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A permit, the application for which is filed before the effective date of this Act, is subject to the law in effect on the date the application is filed, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1145 passed the Senate on March 12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1145 passed the House on April 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 9, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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