Bill Text: TX SB2064 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to methane gas reduction by The University of Texas System.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-21 - Referred to Higher Education [SB2064 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2064-Introduced.html
86R12032 SLB-D | ||
By: Menéndez | S.B. No. 2064 |
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relating to methane gas reduction by The University of Texas | ||
System. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 66, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 66.455 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 66.455. METHANE REDUCTION PLANS. Under each lease | ||
relating to oil or gas issued under this subchapter, the lessee | ||
shall implement a methane reduction plan reviewed and approved by | ||
the board of regents of The University of Texas System under | ||
procedures adopted by the board. The University of Texas Bureau of | ||
Economic Geology shall assist the board and the lessee in matters | ||
relating to the plan. | ||
SECTION 2. (a) In this section, "bureau" means The | ||
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology. | ||
(b) The bureau shall: | ||
(1) conduct a study on best practices in the reduction | ||
of methane emissions from oil and gas operations; and | ||
(2) develop recommendations for legislation that | ||
would result in the implementation of best practices in the | ||
reduction of methane emissions from oil and gas operations. | ||
(c) The study must investigate: | ||
(1) the technical and economic potential to minimize | ||
methane emissions from oil and gas operations on land held by The | ||
University of Texas System; | ||
(2) standards in place in other states and across the | ||
industry to minimize methane emissions from oil and gas operations; | ||
(3) the savings achievable through the adoption of | ||
standards identified in Subdivision (2); and | ||
(4) policies designed to reduce methane gas emissions | ||
on land held by The University of Texas System. | ||
(d) Not later than December 1, 2020, the bureau shall submit | ||
to each standing committee of the legislature having primary | ||
jurisdiction over oil and gas development: | ||
(1) a report of the findings of the study conducted | ||
under this section; and | ||
(2) recommendations for legislation that would result | ||
in the implementation of best practices in the reduction of methane | ||
emissions from oil and gas operations. | ||
(e) This section expires January 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |