{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.172","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.172","heading":"DECLARATION OF POLICY.","body":"The underground storage of natural gas promotes the conservation of natural gas, permits the building of reserves for orderly withdrawal in periods of peak demand, makes more readily available natural gas resources to residential, commercial, and industrial customers of this state, provides a better year-round market to the various gas fields, and promotes the public interest and welfare of this state.\nAdded by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE","SUBCHAPTER F. UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE AND CONSERVATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm#91.172","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"abe2bbf2829de2d39f2771a1d3c9ab9dbc7a03704cf8d4488576cdc218dc5188","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.171","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}