{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-27.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 27.043","heading":"PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.","body":"(a) A person may not begin drilling or operating an anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well for geologic storage or constructing or operating a geologic storage facility regulated under this subchapter without first obtaining the necessary permits from the railroad commission.\n(b) The railroad commission may not issue a permit under this subchapter for the conversion of a previously plugged and abandoned Class I injection well, including any associated waste plume, to a Class VI injection well.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 9, eff. June 9, 2021.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL","CHAPTER 27. INJECTION WELLS","SUBCHAPTER C-1. GEOLOGIC STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED INJECTION OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.27.htm#27.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"d1b43103427dc07e783deeaba6ddf356b1d859e54e2b4b123b8cd2d79d4519d9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-27.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-27.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}