{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.457","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.457","heading":"REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED PIT.","body":"(a) The commission may order a person who is operating a saltwater disposal pit in violation of this subchapter to close the pit in compliance with this subchapter and commission rules, standards, and specifications, at the pit operator's own expense.\n(b) If a person ordered to close a saltwater disposal pit under Subsection (a) fails or refuses to close the pit in compliance with the commission's order and rules, the commission may close the pit using money from the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund and may direct the attorney general to file suits in any courts of competent jurisdiction in Travis County to recover applicable penalties and the costs incurred by the commission in closing the saltwater disposal pit.\nAdded by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5305, ch. 975, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.20, eff. September 28, 2011.","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#91.457","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"19b4413759513aac7f8f95bc0e3a93984c986250231b13af48936e4dd5389092","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.456","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.458"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}