89th Legislature, Regular Session
SB 1216
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to permit the release into the air of natural gas from a gas well.
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89R4130 CMO-F By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1216 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to permit the release into the air of natural gas from a gas well. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 86.185, Natural Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 86.185. PROHIBITION AGAINST GAS IN AIR. (a) No gas from a gas well may be permitted to escape into the air after the expiration of 10 days from the time the gas is encountered in the gas well, or from the time of perforating the casing opposite a