87R17213 SLB-D     By: King of Uvalde, Guillen H.B. No. 3516     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3516:     By:  Leman C.S.H.B. No. 3516       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of the recycling of 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)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), rules adopted   under this section must not differ in treatment of commercial and   noncommercial recycling of fluid oil and gas waste.          (c)  Rules adopted under this section must establish:                (1)  minimum siting standards for commercial fluid   recycling pits;                (2)  uniform technical and construction standards   consistent with noncommercial recycling standards for fluid oil and   gas waste;                (3)  minimum and maximum bonding and financial security   amounts for commercial fluid recyclers; and                (4)  standards for sampling and analysis of fluid oil   and gas waste.          (d)  The commission shall approve or deny an application for   a permit issued under rules adopted under this section not later   than the 120th day after the date the complete application was   received by the commission. 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.          (e)  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.