Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.116
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.116, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 81.116. OIL-FIELD CLEANUP REGULATORY FEE ON OIL.
Official statutory text
(a) An oil-field cleanup regulatory fee is imposed on crude petroleum produced in this state in the amount of five-eighths of one cent on each barrel of 42 standard gallons.
(b) The fee is in addition to, and independent of any liability for, the tax imposed under Chapter 202, Tax Code.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, Chapter 202, Tax Code, applies to the administration and collection of the fee, and the penalties provided by that chapter apply to any person who fails to pay or report the fee.
(d) The exemptions and reductions set out in Sections 202.052, 202.054, 202.056, 202.057, 202.059, and 202.060, Tax Code, do not affect the fee imposed by this section.
(e) Proceeds from the fee, excluding any penalties collected in connection with the fee, shall be deposited to the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067.
(b) The fee is in addition to, and independent of any liability for, the tax imposed under Chapter 202, Tax Code.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, Chapter 202, Tax Code, applies to the administration and collection of the fee, and the penalties provided by that chapter apply to any person who fails to pay or report the fee.
(d) The exemptions and reductions set out in Sections 202.052, 202.054, 202.056, 202.057, 202.059, and 202.060, Tax Code, do not affect the fee imposed by this section.
(e) Proceeds from the fee, excluding any penalties collected in connection with the fee, shall be deposited to the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067.
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