Sec. 91.1135. OIL-FIELD CLEANUP FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(a) In this section, "committee" means the Oil-Field Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee.

(b) The committee is composed of 10 members as follows:

(1) one member of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor;

(2) the presiding officer of the house committee with primary jurisdiction over matters affecting energy resources;

(3) one public member appointed by the governor;

(4) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor from the academic field of geology or economics;

(5) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives from the academic field of geology or economics; and

(6) the executive officer, or a person designated by the executive officer, of each of the following organizations:

(A) the Texas Oil and Gas Association;

(B) the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association;

(C) the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association;

(D) the Permian Basin Petroleum Association; and

(E) the Alliance of Energy Producers.

(c) An appointed member of the committee serves at the will of the authority that appointed the member.

(d) The committee shall:

(1) meet at least quarterly with the commission;

(2) receive information about rules proposed by the commission relating to the oil-field cleanup fund;

(3) review recommendations for legislation proposed by the commission; and

(4) monitor the effectiveness of the oil-field cleanup fund.

(e) The commission shall provide quarterly reports to the committee and the Legislative Budget Board that include:

(1) the following information with respect to the period since the last report was provided as well as cumulatively:

(A) the amount of money deposited in the oil-field cleanup fund;

(B) the amount of money spent from the fund;

(C) the balance of the fund;

(D) the number of wells plugged with money from the fund;

(E) the number of sites remediated with money from the fund; and

(F) the number of wells abandoned; and

(2) any additional information or data requested in writing by the committee.

(f) The committee may:

(1) submit to the commission comments of the committee regarding proposed rules relating to the oil-field cleanup fund; and

(2) request reports and other information from the commission as necessary to implement this section.

(g) Not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year, the committee shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives on the committee's activities. The report must include:

(1) an analysis of any problems with the administration of the oil-field cleanup fund; and

(2) recommendations for any legislation needed to address any problems identified with the administration of the fund or otherwise needed to further the purposes of the fund.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1328, Sec. 11, eff. June 21, 2003.