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      By: Hughes S.B. No. 2800               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the imposition of a fee for oil and gas waste that is not   produced in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, is amended   by adding Section 27.0322 to read as follows:           Sec.   27.0322.     DISPOSAL FEE. (a) For oil and gas waste that   is not produced in this state, the commission shall impose a fee of   20 cents per barrel of oil and gas waste.           (b)     Notwithstanding any other law, contract, or agreement,   the cost of a fee imposed under this section may be passed on to the   producer of the oil and gas waste if the person required to pay the   fee is not the producer.           (c)     The fee collected under this section shall be deposited   to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as   provided by Section 81.067, Natural Resources Code.           (d)     The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement   this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.