{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.1131","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1131","heading":"RISK ASSESSMENT STANDARDS.","body":"(a) The commission by rule may establish risk assessment as the guide for:\n(1) conducting site investigations and environmental assessments; and\n(2) controlling and cleaning up oil and gas wastes and other substances and materials.\n(b) Rules adopted under this section must provide for:\n(1) determining whether an actual or potential risk exists at a site;\n(2) screening contaminants at the site to identify those that pose a risk;\n(3) developing cleanup standards based on contamination levels that are protective of human health and the environment; and\n(4) establishing a reporting mechanism for informing the commission regarding specific remediation activities.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE","SUBCHAPTER D. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm#91.1131","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"5b67c5956098850930ece4c8517a4d0fac596b069d0bba828e9e7b57e48a42e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.113","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.1132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}