Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.603
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.603, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 91.603. ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) A member or employee of the commission, on proper identification, may enter public or private property to:
(1) inspect and investigate conditions relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of oil and gas hazardous waste;
(2) inspect and investigate conditions relating to the development of rules, orders, or permits under Section 91.602 of this code;
(3) monitor compliance with a rule, order, or permit of the commission; or
(4) examine and copy, during reasonable working hours, those records or memoranda of the business being investigated.
(b) A member or employee acting under this section who enters an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's posted safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.
(1) inspect and investigate conditions relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of oil and gas hazardous waste;
(2) inspect and investigate conditions relating to the development of rules, orders, or permits under Section 91.602 of this code;
(3) monitor compliance with a rule, order, or permit of the commission; or
(4) examine and copy, during reasonable working hours, those records or memoranda of the business being investigated.
(b) A member or employee acting under this section who enters an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's posted safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.
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