H.B. No. 3516         AN ACT   relating to the regulation of the recycling of fluid oil and gas   waste.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 122.004, Natural Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 122.004.  COMMISSION RULES FOR TREATMENT AND BENEFICIAL   USE.  (a) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the treatment   and beneficial use of oil and gas waste.          (b)  Rules adopted under this section must:                (1)  encourage fluid oil and gas waste recycling for   beneficial purposes; and                (2)  establish standards for the issuance of permits   for commercial recycling of fluid oil and gas waste.          (c)  In adopting rules under this section, the commission   shall consider previously adopted rules for recycling fluid oil and   gas waste.          (d)  Rules adopted under this section for commercial   recycling of fluid oil and gas waste must establish:                (1)  minimum siting standards for fluid recycling pits;                (2)  uniform technical, construction, and placement   standards;                (3)  uniform standards for estimating closure costs;                (4)  minimum and maximum bonding and financial security   amounts based on factors determined by the commission; and                (5)  standards for sampling and analysis of fluid oil   and gas waste.          (e)  The commission shall approve or deny an application for   a permit issued under rules adopted under this section not later   than the 90th day after the date the complete application was   received by the commission, unless a protest is filed with the   commission, in which case the commission may extend the amount of   time to approve or deny the application in order to allow for   notice, public comment, and a public hearing on the application. If   the commission does not approve or deny the application before that   date, the permit application is considered approved and the   applicant may operate under the terms specified in the application   for a period of one year.          (f)  An application requesting a variance from the standards   adopted under this section must be evaluated and determined to be   substantially similar to previous variances approved by the   commission.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3516 was passed by the House on April   27, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 2, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3516 was passed by the Senate on May   21, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor