Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 81.056 — CONTAMINATION REPORT
NR § 81.056Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part A. ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 81. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS · Art. C. JURISDICTION, POWERS, AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Common carrier" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.002.
(2)"Owner of the land" or "landowner" means the first person who is shown on the appraisal roll of the appraisal district established for the county in which a tract of land is located as owning an interest in the surface estate of the land at the time a contamination report is required to be made under this section.
(b)If in the process of placing, repairing, replacing, or maintaining a pipeline a common carrier or an owner or operator of a pipeline observes or detects any petroleum-based contamination of soil or water in proximity to the pipeline, the common carrier or pipeline owner or operator shall report the contamination to the commission and the owner of the land on which the pipeline is located. Petroleum-based contamination of soil or water that is observed or detected is required to be reported under this subsection if:
(1)hydrocarbons are present on the surface of the water;
(2)at least five linear yards of soil have been affected by hydrocarbons; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 166 (H.B. 472), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 166 (H.B. 472), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.