Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.051
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.051, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 81.051. JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission has jurisdiction over all:
(1) common carrier pipelines defined in Section 111.002 of this code in Texas;
(2) oil and gas wells in Texas;
(3) persons owning or operating pipelines in Texas;
(4) persons owning or engaged in drilling or operating oil or gas wells in Texas; and
(5) pipeline transportation and underground storage of hydrogen.
(b) Persons listed in Subsection (a) of this section and their pipelines and oil and gas wells are subject to the jurisdiction conferred by law on the commission.
(1) common carrier pipelines defined in Section 111.002 of this code in Texas;
(2) oil and gas wells in Texas;
(3) persons owning or operating pipelines in Texas;
(4) persons owning or engaged in drilling or operating oil or gas wells in Texas; and
(5) pipeline transportation and underground storage of hydrogen.
(b) Persons listed in Subsection (a) of this section and their pipelines and oil and gas wells are subject to the jurisdiction conferred by law on the commission.
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