{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.202","heading":"POLICY.","body":"It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this subchapter to prevent the waste of oil, gas, and products of oil or gas, to protect the ground and surface water of the state from unreasonable degradation, and to protect the public health, welfare, and physical property in the creation, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of underground hydrocarbon storage facilities.\nAdded by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3167, ch. 830, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 1981.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE","SUBCHAPTER G. UNDERGROUND HYDROCARBON STORAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm#91.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"4f2698a939099a8391502675e01596ec494fd9b620520c51a0ada37d088b76cc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}