{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.455","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.455","heading":"RULES, STANDARDS, AND SPECIFICATIONS.","body":"(a) The commission shall adopt rules that:\n(1) define the procedures for obtaining authorization to operate a saltwater disposal pit;\n(2) define the conditions under which authorizations for saltwater disposal pits will be granted;\n(3) establish standards for saltwater disposal pits authorized by the commission;\n(4) provide for standards for the proper closing of saltwater disposal pits authorized by the commission; and\n(5) provide other standards, procedures, and requirements necessary to carry out this subchapter.\n(b) The commission, by rule, shall require:\n(1) liner specifications and installation procedures that are adequate to insulate a saltwater disposal pit; and\n(2) the draining, cleaning, and closing of saltwater disposal pits.\nAdded by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5305, ch. 975, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE","SUBCHAPTER K. SALTWATER DISPOSAL PITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm#91.455","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"a67da6e2f5710f164ac66f2571eb450c65d53f9770c1767a5eb315a4a93e54b4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.454","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.456"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}