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Amend HB 1633 (senate committee printing) by inserting the following new SECTION 2 (page 1, between lines 44 and 45) and renumbering the existing SECTIONs of the bill as appropriate:
SECTION 2. Section 85.2021, Natural Resources Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) as follows:
(c-1) The commission shall charge a fee not to exceed $300 to process a permit to drill an allocation well. A permit holder under this subsection may allocate production with reasonable probability. The commission shall adopt rules to implement the fee and the allocation of production. The rules must provide for extensive notice to all affected parties, including affected royalty or mineral interest owners.