89S10667 ANG-F     By: Goodwin H.B. No. 241       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas   of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from   wells or other facilities regulated by the commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 86, Natural Resources   Code, is amended by adding Section 86.186 to read as follows:          Sec. 86.186.  ELIMINATION OF ROUTINE FLARING. (a) The   commission by rule shall establish a policy to eliminate before   December 31, 2031, the routine flaring of gas from wells or other   facilities regulated by the commission.          (b)  The policy may include:                (1)  regulatory, incentive-based, or voluntary   approaches for achieving the goals of the policy; and                (2)  interim goals for individual wells or other   facilities or for operators of wells or other facilities.          (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the policy must   allow flaring for safety or emergency purposes or purposes   authorized under Section 86.185.          (d)  The policy may not allow flaring to be conducted for an   extended period for a purpose that is not related to safety or an   emergency.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the   last day of the legislative session.