East Texas lawmakers file bills relating to oil and gas waste pit locations
Texas Capitol (Source: KCBD)
By Jeremy Thomas | April 22, 2021 at 11:18 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 11:18 PM
(KTRE) - Two East Texas lawmakers filed companion bills in both chambers of the Texas Legislature relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and gas.
The bills would require governing bodies who make decisions over locations for commercial oil and gas disposal facilities to include a history of flooding in the past ten years before the construction of a pit, as a factor to determine if the location of the pit is allowed.