{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-123.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 123.003","heading":"RESPONSIBILITY IN TORT.","body":"Unless otherwise provided by a contract or other written agreement, a person who generates drill cuttings and transfers the drill cuttings in an arm's length transaction to an unaffiliated third-party permit holder under a contract that requires that the drill cuttings be used in connection with road building or another beneficial use or disposed of is not liable in tort for a consequence of the subsequent use or disposal of the drill cuttings by the permit holder or by another person if:\n(1) the person who generates the drill cuttings has the legal and contractual right to transfer the drill cuttings to the permit holder;\n(2) the method and location of the use or disposal are not prohibited by law, contract, or other written agreement; and\n(3) the consequence was caused solely by the permit holder.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 1331), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 145 (S.B. 502), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2023.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE D. REGULATION OF SPECIFIC BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 123. TREATMENT AND RECYCLING FOR BENEFICIAL USE OF DRILL CUTTINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.123.htm#123.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"5b87f01d057147f93abe179808300bf330ae304d1ec398109e2dc7f44d36172d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-123.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-123.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}