HB 3091
Goodwin’s Per-Barrel Disposal Fee Feeds A New Cleanup Fund
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
New fee, fund, board or appointees
THE TEXT
“The injection and abandoned wells cleanup fund is created as an account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill creates a new dedicated state account, fed by a new per-barrel fee. The caption does disclose the fee, but it does not mention the new fund or that the money is limited to research projects.
New fee, fund, board or appointeesCorrected Oct 31, 2026
Corrected Oct 31, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of injection wells used to dispose of oil and gas waste; authorizing a fee.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
1 cent per barrel from the same district, 10 cents from elsewhere. Research gets the money.
The bill requires anyone running a well that disposes of oil and gas waste to report daily to the Railroad Commission how much produced water went down the well and what the surface injection pressure was. It also charges disposal well operators a per-barrel fee: one cent if the waste came from the same commission district and ten cents if it was produced in another district. The money goes into a new state account that the commission can spend only on research into reusing produced water and into cleaning up and plugging abandoned wells.
Corrected Oct 31, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.
Labels
Labels: FEE INCLUDED. The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of injection wells used to dispose of oil and gas waste; authorizing a fee.”NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 20, 2025 and referred to the House Energy Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3091 · 2025-02-20
SOLD BY
ITEM
relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of injection wells used to dispose of oil and gas waste; authorizing a fee.
WHAT IT DOES
1 cent per barrel from the same district, 10 cents from elsewhere. Research gets the money.
The bill requires anyone running a well that disposes of oil and gas waste to report daily to the Railroad Commission how much produced water went down the well and what the surface injection pressure was. It also charges disposal well operators a per-barrel fee: one cent if the waste came from the same commission district and ten cents if it was produced in another district. The money goes into a new state account that the commission can spend only on research into reusing produced water and into cleaning up and plugging abandoned wells.
Corrected Oct 31, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.
CHARGES
[x] NEW FEE, FUND, BOARD OR APPOINTEESanalysis confidence 60%
THE TEXT
“The injection and abandoned wells cleanup fund is created as an account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill creates a new dedicated state account, fed by a new per-barrel fee. The caption does disclose the fee, but it does not mention the new fund or that the money is limited to research projects.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Energy Resources
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Feb 20, 2025
03/20/2025 H Referred to Energy Resources: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Energy Resources · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Environment--Water
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State
Oil & Gas
Water--General
INJECTION WELLS
RAILROAD COMMISSION
Text
The text as introduced · 379 words
89R9368 ANG-D By: Goodwin H.B. No. 3091 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of injection wells used to dispose of oil and gas waste; authorizing a fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 27.031, Water Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 27.031. PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION ; REPORT . (a) No person may continue using a disposal well or begin drilling a disposal well or converting an existing well into a disposal well to dispose of oil and gas waste without first obtaining a permit from the railroad commission. (b) The railroad commission shall require a permit holder to provide the commission with a daily report regarding: (1) the amount of produced water injected into the disposal well; and (2) the surface injection pressure data taken from the disposal well. SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, is amended by adding Sections 27.0311 and 27.038 to read as follows: Sec. 27.0311. FEE. (a) For each injection well issued a permit, the railroad commission shall impose a fee of: (1) one cent per barrel of oil and gas waste injected if the oil and gas waste is produced within the commission oil and gas division district in which the injection well is located; or (2) ten cents per barrel of oil and gas waste injected if the oil and gas waste is not produced within the commission oil and gas division district in which the injection well is located. (b) A fee collected under Subsection (a) shall be deposited in the injection and abandoned wells cleanup fund under Section 27.038. Sec. 27.038. INJECTION AND ABANDONED WELLS CLEANUP FUND. (a) The injection and abandoned wells cleanup fund is created as an account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury. (b) The fund consists of fees collected under Section 27.0311. (c) Money in the injection and abandoned wells cleanup fund may be used by the railroad commission or its employees or agents only to fund projects related to researching: (1) the reuse and treatment for reuse of produced water; and (2) the surface remediation and plugging of abandoned wells. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.