Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 87.211 — PROHIBITED LOCATION

NR § 87.211Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS · Ch. 87. REGULATION OF SOUR NATURAL GAS · Art. G. CARBON BLACK PLANTS

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Unless adequate precaution is taken to minimize the emission of smoke from the plant, no channel-type carbon black plant shall be erected or constructed closer than five miles to:

(1)the limits of a city, town, or village incorporated at or before the time the erection or construction of the plant is begun; or

(2)a commercially operated citrus fruit orchard planted not less than one year before the time the erection or construction of the plant is commenced.

Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2546, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.