TAX ADMINISTRATION

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Identifiable liquid hydrocarbons--Volume of scrubber oil/skim hydrocarbons that is received at a gas plant/produced wat…

(a) Applicability. This section is applicable to reclamation of tank bottoms and other hydrocarbon wastes generated through activities associated with the exploration, development, and production (including transportation) of crude oil and other waste materials containing oil, as…

(a) Certificate of Compliance and transportation authority. (1) Each operator who seeks to operate any well subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall file with the commission's Austin office a commission form P-4 (certificate of compliance and transportation authority) …

(a) General. The commission may, from time to time, require oil and gas pipeline companies to make reports to the commission showing wells connected with their lines during any month, the amount of production taken therefrom, names of parties from whom oil and gas are purchased, …

Applicants must include a detailed description of all proposed equipment purchases in their grant applications for approval. Grantees must request any additional equipment purchases through grant adjustments. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.81 The provisions of this §3.81 adopted to…

(a) A maximum per-bale maintenance fee shall be assessed on all cotton grown in the West Texas Maintenance Area. The fee shall be set by the Commissioner on an annual basis and shall be in an amount up to a maximum of $1.50 per bale. (b) The Board shall submit an annual recommend…

(a) The West Texas Maintenance Area shall consist of the following eleven (11) existing contiguous eradication zones: El Paso/Trans Pecos, Northern Rolling Plains, Northwest Plains, Panhandle, Permian Basin, Rolling Plains Central, Southern High Plains/Caprock, Southern Rolling P…

The Texas Agriculture Code, § 74.1042 , provides the commissioner of agriculture with the authority, by rule, to designate an area of the state as a proposed eradication zone as long as the area is not within a statutory eradication zone that has approved an eradication program b…

The Texas Agriculture Code, § 74.202 provides the commissioner of agriculture with the authority, by rule, to designate boll weevil and pink bollworm eradication maintenance areas for the continued protection of the cotton industry. Notes 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.701 Adopted by Tex…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Board--The board of directors of the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc. (2) Boll weevil--The meaning assigned by Texas A…

(a) Parties wishing to petition for addition or movement into an eradication zone shall notify the commissioner of their intent in writing. The notice shall include: (1) a geographic description of the proposed area to be added or moved; (2) information sufficient for the commiss…

(a) Grant funds used for travel expenses must be used only in accordance with the grantee's established travel policies. If a grantee does not have established travel policies, then the grantee must use rates that are consistent with the state travel guidelines. (b) Grantees must…

(a) The project director, financial officer, or authorized official may submit requests for grant adjustments. (b) Adjustments consisting of increases or decreases in the amount of a grant or the reallocation of grant funds among or within approved budget categories are allowable…

(a) The following words and terms when used in this section shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Basic sediment pit--Pit used in conjunction with a tank battery for storage of basic sediment removed from a production vessel or fro…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Adjacent estuarine zones--This term embraces the area inland from the coast line of Texas and is comprised of the bays, inlets, and est…

The Code, §74.113, provides the foundation with the authority to collect assessments for each eradication zone as part of the foundation's duties. The Code, §74.121, provides that each person within an active eradication zone growing cotton shall furnish to the foundation, upon r…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Violation--Noncompliance with a Commission rule, order, license, permit, or certificate relating to safety or the prev…

Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing, each party is responsible for its own mediation costs, including without limitation, document reproduction costs and fees of attorney, consultants, or experts. The mediator's fees and associated costs shall be divided equally between…

If cotton growers voting in a retention referendum conducted under the Texas Agriculture Code (Code), §74.114, or a recall referendum conducted under the Code, §74.112, approve discontinuation of the eradication program in an eradication zone, all debts of the eradication zone sh…

(a) A cotton grower is the person defined in the Texas Agriculture Code, § 74.102(5) . A cotton grower is eligible to vote if the grower grows cotton in a boll weevil eradication zone or area in which a referendum is being held and receive direct income from the sale of cotton in…

(a) Forms. Forms required to be filed at the Commission shall be those prescribed by the Commission. A complete set of all Commission forms required to be filed at the Commission shall be kept by the Commission secretary and posted on the Commission's web site. Notice of any new …

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings unless, the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--A person who, as a result of the activity sought to be permitted, has suffered or may suffer actual i…

(a) Scope and purpose. (1) This section contains the regulations for: (A) brine production projects and the associated brine production wells for the extraction of elements, minerals, mineral ions, salts, or other useful substances, including, but not limited to, lithium, lithium…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a procedure by which an operator can obtain commission certification of a wellbore as a two-year inactive well or three-year inactive well in order to qualify for the tax exemptions provided for in the Tax Code, §§ 201.053 , …

(a) The purpose of this section is to provide a means for a producer or purchaser to increase production and takes from wells in a field in response to an increase in demand caused by unforeseen events. This section outlines the commission's mechanisms for both determining that a…

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Cargo manifest--One or more documents that together contain the information required by subsection (c) of this section. That part o…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Correlative interval--The depth interval designated by the field rules or by new field designation on Form P-7 (New Fi…

Any person who disposes of saltwater or other oil and gas waste by injection into a porous formation not productive of oil, gas, or geothermal resources shall be responsible for complying with this section, Texas Water Code, Chapter 27, and Title 3 of the Natural Resources Code. …

(a) Terms. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Free oil--The crude oil that has not been absorbed by the soil and is accessible for removal. (2) Sensitive areas--These are…

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) 401 certification--A certification issued by the commission, under the authority of the Federal Clean Water Act, §401, that a feder…

(a) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--A person who, as a result of actions proposed in an application for a storage facility permit or for amendment …

(a) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--A person who, as a result of actions proposed an application for an underground gas storage project permit or a…

(a) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--A person who, as a result of actions proposed in an application for a storage facility permit or amendment or m…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish standards for management of hazardous oil and gas waste. (b) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Acti…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Cathodic protection well--Any well drilled for the purpose of installing one or more anodes to prevent corrosion of a …

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish rules to require public, private, and independent institutions of higher education to report incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; to adopt a policy on sexual harassment, sexual assault, datin…

A postsecondary educational institution that initiates a disciplinary process concerning an allegation that a student enrolled at the institution violated the institution's policy or code of conduct by committing sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking sha…

(a) If a student withdraws or graduates from a postsecondary educational institution pending a disciplinary charge alleging that the student violated the institution's policy or code of conduct by committing sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking, the ins…

A postsecondary educational institution shall ensure each of its employed peace officers completes training on trauma-informed investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.12 Adopted by Texas Reg…

To facilitate effective communication and coordination regarding allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking at the institution, a postsecondary educational institution shall enter into one or more memoranda of understanding with an entity from…

(a) Each postsecondary educational institution shall: (1) designate: (A) one or more employees to act as responsible employees for purposes of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.); and (B) one or more employees as persons to whom students …

(a) A postsecondary educational institution may designate one or more students enrolled at the institution as student advocates to whom other students enrolled at the institution may speak confidentially concerning sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.…

In implementing the requirements under this subchapter, a postsecondary educational institution shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure equal access for students enrolled at or employees of the institution who are persons with disabilities. The institution shall make re…

(a) The protections provided by this section apply to: (1) an alleged victim; (2) a person who reports an incident to an institution; (3) a person who sought guidance from the institution concerning an incident; (4) a person who participated in the institution's investigation of …

(a) A postsecondary educational institution may not discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee who in good faith: (1) makes a report as required by §3.5; or (2) cooperates with an investigation, a disciplinary process, or a judicial proceeding relating to a report m…

(a) The chief executive officer of each postsecondary educational institution shall annually certify in writing to the Coordinating Board, not later than October 31 of each year, that the institution is in substantial compliance with Texas Education Code, Chapter 51, Subchapter E…

Texas Education Code Subchapters E-2, Chapter 51, §51.259 and Subchapter E-3, Chapter 51, §51.295 authorize the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules necessary to administer these Subchapters. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.2 Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45…

Sections 3.1-3.3, 3.5-3.6, 3.8, 3.14, and 3.17-3.20 of this subchapter are effective on January 1, 2020 or 30 days after the publication of these rules in the Texas Register, whichever is later. The remainder of this subchapter is effective on August 1, 2020. Notes 19 Tex. Admin.…

(a) Coordinating Board or Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (b) Course and Scope of Employment--means an employee performing duties in the furtherance of the institution's interests. (c) "Dating violence," "sexual assault," and "stalking" have the same meaning…

(a) No pipeline or other carrier shall be connected with any well subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission until the operator of the well provides the pipeline or other carrier with a certificate from the Commission that the rules in this title have been complied with. This …