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TAX CODE

TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION

SUBTITLE I. SEVERANCE TAXES

CHAPTER 204. TAX CREDIT FOR NEW FIELD DISCOVERIES

Sec. 204.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Field" means an accumulation of oil or gas or both that is

not in natural pressure communication or otherwise connected to

any other accumulation of oil or gas or both.

(3) "New field" means a field that has been certified by the

commission as a previously unrecognized and unidentified field.

(4) "Discovery well" means an oil or gas well by which a new

field discovery is made.

(5) "Spud" means the initial penetration of the earth by the

drill bit for an oil or gas well under proper permit from the

commission.

(6) "Completed" means the well has been equipped to produce

hydrocarbons and the commission has been notified as required by

commission rules.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.002. TAX CREDIT FOR NEW FIELD DISCOVERIES. (a)

Persons who obtain a certification of a new field discovery from

the commission as the result of a discovery well spudded during

the period of January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994, are

eligible for a tax credit applicable against the taxes imposed by

Chapters 201 and 202 upon the commission notifying the

comptroller that 521 new fields have been discovered as the

result of wells spudded during 1994.

(b) The amount of the tax credit shall be as follows:

(1) $10,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the

number of discovery wells spudded that year is 521 or more, but

less than 721;

(2) $25,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the

number of discovery wells spudded that year is 721 or more.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.003. CERTIFICATION OF NEW FIELD DISCOVERY. (a) The

commission shall have the authority to establish the method of

determining whether a new field has been discovered. The

commission may require an applicant for a new field discovery to

provide the commission with any relevant information required to

administer this chapter. Upon determining that a well spudded

during 1994 resulted in the discovery of a new field, the

commission shall furnish a certificate of new field discovery to

the applicant.

(b) For purposes of obtaining a tax credit under this chapter,

applications for new field discoveries must be made to the

commission within 90 days of the date the discovery well is

completed in the proposed new field. In no event will an

application for new field discovery be accepted by the

commission, for purposes of obtaining a tax credit, after 180

days from the cessation of drilling operations.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.004. TAX CREDIT FOR ADDITIONAL WELLS IN A NEW FIELD.

Upon the commission notifying the comptroller that 842 discovery

wells have been spudded in 1994, persons obtaining a new field

discovery during that year shall be eligible for an additional

$25,000 tax credit for each additional well spudded and producing

from that field, within 10 years from the spud date of the

discovery well. The tax credit is available to persons who obtain

a new field discovery regardless of who drills the additional

well.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.005. APPLICATION. To qualify for the tax credit, a

person who receives a new field discovery certificate from the

commission must apply to the comptroller. The comptroller shall

approve the application of a person who demonstrates eligibility

for a tax credit. The comptroller shall have the power to

establish procedures in order to comply with this chapter and may

require a person applying for the tax credit to provide any

relevant information. The commission shall immediately notify the

comptroller in writing if it determines that the new field

designation obtained by the applicant has been revoked or if it

discovers any information that affects the tax credit.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.006. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CREDIT. (a) Tax credits

earned under this chapter may only be applied against the

severance taxes imposed by Chapters 201 and 202 of this code. The

tax credit may not be used until September 1, 1995, and may not

be used after August 31, 2000. The tax credit may be applied to

either oil or gas severance taxes regardless of the field from

which the production originates.

(b) Tax credits provided under this chapter shall only be

available if at the time the application for a tax credit is

made, the discovery well that is the basis for the tax credit is

producing oil or gas from the discovery field.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.007. TRANSFERABILITY OF TAX CREDIT. The tax credit

earned under this chapter is fully transferable.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.008. REVOCATION OF NEW FIELD DESIGNATION. (a) If the

commission determines that a designated new field is connected

with another recognized field, the tax credit provided by this

chapter is canceled.

(b) Persons responsible for paying the severance tax will not be

liable for any taxes offset by tax credits available under this

chapter prior to the date of cancellation unless the tax credits

were obtained in violation of this chapter or any rules or orders

of the commission.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.009. PENALTIES. (a) Any person who makes or

subscribes any application, report, or other document and submits

it to the commission to form the basis for an application for a

tax credit under this chapter knowing that the application,

report, or other document is false or untrue in a material fact

may be subject to the penalties imposed by Chapters 85 and 91,

Natural Resources Code.

(b) Upon notice from the commission that the certification for a

new field discovery has been revoked, the tax credit may not be

applied to oil or gas production sold after the date of

notification. Any person who violates this subsection is liable

to the state for a civil penalty if the person applies or

attempts to apply the tax credit allowed by this chapter after

the certification for new field discovery is revoked. The amount

of the penalty may not exceed the sum of:

(1) $10,000; and

(2) the difference between the amount of taxes paid or attempted

to be paid and the amount of taxes due.

(c) The attorney general may recover a penalty under Subsection

(b) in a suit brought on behalf of the state. Venue for the suit

is in Travis County.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.010. RULES AND ORDERS. The commission has broad

discretion in administering this chapter and may adopt and

enforce any appropriate rules or orders that the commission finds

necessary to administer this chapter.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

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Statutes > Texas > Tax-code > Title-2-state-taxation > Chapter-204-tax-credit-for-new-field-discoveries

TAX CODE

TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION

SUBTITLE I. SEVERANCE TAXES

CHAPTER 204. TAX CREDIT FOR NEW FIELD DISCOVERIES

Sec. 204.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Field" means an accumulation of oil or gas or both that is

not in natural pressure communication or otherwise connected to

any other accumulation of oil or gas or both.

(3) "New field" means a field that has been certified by the

commission as a previously unrecognized and unidentified field.

(4) "Discovery well" means an oil or gas well by which a new

field discovery is made.

(5) "Spud" means the initial penetration of the earth by the

drill bit for an oil or gas well under proper permit from the

commission.

(6) "Completed" means the well has been equipped to produce

hydrocarbons and the commission has been notified as required by

commission rules.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.002. TAX CREDIT FOR NEW FIELD DISCOVERIES. (a)

Persons who obtain a certification of a new field discovery from

the commission as the result of a discovery well spudded during

the period of January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994, are

eligible for a tax credit applicable against the taxes imposed by

Chapters 201 and 202 upon the commission notifying the

comptroller that 521 new fields have been discovered as the

result of wells spudded during 1994.

(b) The amount of the tax credit shall be as follows:

(1) $10,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the

number of discovery wells spudded that year is 521 or more, but

less than 721;

(2) $25,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the

number of discovery wells spudded that year is 721 or more.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.003. CERTIFICATION OF NEW FIELD DISCOVERY. (a) The

commission shall have the authority to establish the method of

determining whether a new field has been discovered. The

commission may require an applicant for a new field discovery to

provide the commission with any relevant information required to

administer this chapter. Upon determining that a well spudded

during 1994 resulted in the discovery of a new field, the

commission shall furnish a certificate of new field discovery to

the applicant.

(b) For purposes of obtaining a tax credit under this chapter,

applications for new field discoveries must be made to the

commission within 90 days of the date the discovery well is

completed in the proposed new field. In no event will an

application for new field discovery be accepted by the

commission, for purposes of obtaining a tax credit, after 180

days from the cessation of drilling operations.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.004. TAX CREDIT FOR ADDITIONAL WELLS IN A NEW FIELD.

Upon the commission notifying the comptroller that 842 discovery

wells have been spudded in 1994, persons obtaining a new field

discovery during that year shall be eligible for an additional

$25,000 tax credit for each additional well spudded and producing

from that field, within 10 years from the spud date of the

discovery well. The tax credit is available to persons who obtain

a new field discovery regardless of who drills the additional

well.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.005. APPLICATION. To qualify for the tax credit, a

person who receives a new field discovery certificate from the

commission must apply to the comptroller. The comptroller shall

approve the application of a person who demonstrates eligibility

for a tax credit. The comptroller shall have the power to

establish procedures in order to comply with this chapter and may

require a person applying for the tax credit to provide any

relevant information. The commission shall immediately notify the

comptroller in writing if it determines that the new field

designation obtained by the applicant has been revoked or if it

discovers any information that affects the tax credit.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.006. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CREDIT. (a) Tax credits

earned under this chapter may only be applied against the

severance taxes imposed by Chapters 201 and 202 of this code. The

tax credit may not be used until September 1, 1995, and may not

be used after August 31, 2000. The tax credit may be applied to

either oil or gas severance taxes regardless of the field from

which the production originates.

(b) Tax credits provided under this chapter shall only be

available if at the time the application for a tax credit is

made, the discovery well that is the basis for the tax credit is

producing oil or gas from the discovery field.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.007. TRANSFERABILITY OF TAX CREDIT. The tax credit

earned under this chapter is fully transferable.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.008. REVOCATION OF NEW FIELD DESIGNATION. (a) If the

commission determines that a designated new field is connected

with another recognized field, the tax credit provided by this

chapter is canceled.

(b) Persons responsible for paying the severance tax will not be

liable for any taxes offset by tax credits available under this

chapter prior to the date of cancellation unless the tax credits

were obtained in violation of this chapter or any rules or orders

of the commission.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.009. PENALTIES. (a) Any person who makes or

subscribes any application, report, or other document and submits

it to the commission to form the basis for an application for a

tax credit under this chapter knowing that the application,

report, or other document is false or untrue in a material fact

may be subject to the penalties imposed by Chapters 85 and 91,

Natural Resources Code.

(b) Upon notice from the commission that the certification for a

new field discovery has been revoked, the tax credit may not be

applied to oil or gas production sold after the date of

notification. Any person who violates this subsection is liable

to the state for a civil penalty if the person applies or

attempts to apply the tax credit allowed by this chapter after

the certification for new field discovery is revoked. The amount

of the penalty may not exceed the sum of:

(1) $10,000; and

(2) the difference between the amount of taxes paid or attempted

to be paid and the amount of taxes due.

(c) The attorney general may recover a penalty under Subsection

(b) in a suit brought on behalf of the state. Venue for the suit

is in Travis County.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.010. RULES AND ORDERS. The commission has broad

discretion in administering this chapter and may adopt and

enforce any appropriate rules or orders that the commission finds

necessary to administer this chapter.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.


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TAX CODE

TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION

SUBTITLE I. SEVERANCE TAXES

CHAPTER 204. TAX CREDIT FOR NEW FIELD DISCOVERIES

Sec. 204.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Field" means an accumulation of oil or gas or both that is

not in natural pressure communication or otherwise connected to

any other accumulation of oil or gas or both.

(3) "New field" means a field that has been certified by the

commission as a previously unrecognized and unidentified field.

(4) "Discovery well" means an oil or gas well by which a new

field discovery is made.

(5) "Spud" means the initial penetration of the earth by the

drill bit for an oil or gas well under proper permit from the

commission.

(6) "Completed" means the well has been equipped to produce

hydrocarbons and the commission has been notified as required by

commission rules.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.002. TAX CREDIT FOR NEW FIELD DISCOVERIES. (a)

Persons who obtain a certification of a new field discovery from

the commission as the result of a discovery well spudded during

the period of January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994, are

eligible for a tax credit applicable against the taxes imposed by

Chapters 201 and 202 upon the commission notifying the

comptroller that 521 new fields have been discovered as the

result of wells spudded during 1994.

(b) The amount of the tax credit shall be as follows:

(1) $10,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the

number of discovery wells spudded that year is 521 or more, but

less than 721;

(2) $25,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the

number of discovery wells spudded that year is 721 or more.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.003. CERTIFICATION OF NEW FIELD DISCOVERY. (a) The

commission shall have the authority to establish the method of

determining whether a new field has been discovered. The

commission may require an applicant for a new field discovery to

provide the commission with any relevant information required to

administer this chapter. Upon determining that a well spudded

during 1994 resulted in the discovery of a new field, the

commission shall furnish a certificate of new field discovery to

the applicant.

(b) For purposes of obtaining a tax credit under this chapter,

applications for new field discoveries must be made to the

commission within 90 days of the date the discovery well is

completed in the proposed new field. In no event will an

application for new field discovery be accepted by the

commission, for purposes of obtaining a tax credit, after 180

days from the cessation of drilling operations.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.004. TAX CREDIT FOR ADDITIONAL WELLS IN A NEW FIELD.

Upon the commission notifying the comptroller that 842 discovery

wells have been spudded in 1994, persons obtaining a new field

discovery during that year shall be eligible for an additional

$25,000 tax credit for each additional well spudded and producing

from that field, within 10 years from the spud date of the

discovery well. The tax credit is available to persons who obtain

a new field discovery regardless of who drills the additional

well.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.005. APPLICATION. To qualify for the tax credit, a

person who receives a new field discovery certificate from the

commission must apply to the comptroller. The comptroller shall

approve the application of a person who demonstrates eligibility

for a tax credit. The comptroller shall have the power to

establish procedures in order to comply with this chapter and may

require a person applying for the tax credit to provide any

relevant information. The commission shall immediately notify the

comptroller in writing if it determines that the new field

designation obtained by the applicant has been revoked or if it

discovers any information that affects the tax credit.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.006. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CREDIT. (a) Tax credits

earned under this chapter may only be applied against the

severance taxes imposed by Chapters 201 and 202 of this code. The

tax credit may not be used until September 1, 1995, and may not

be used after August 31, 2000. The tax credit may be applied to

either oil or gas severance taxes regardless of the field from

which the production originates.

(b) Tax credits provided under this chapter shall only be

available if at the time the application for a tax credit is

made, the discovery well that is the basis for the tax credit is

producing oil or gas from the discovery field.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.007. TRANSFERABILITY OF TAX CREDIT. The tax credit

earned under this chapter is fully transferable.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.008. REVOCATION OF NEW FIELD DESIGNATION. (a) If the

commission determines that a designated new field is connected

with another recognized field, the tax credit provided by this

chapter is canceled.

(b) Persons responsible for paying the severance tax will not be

liable for any taxes offset by tax credits available under this

chapter prior to the date of cancellation unless the tax credits

were obtained in violation of this chapter or any rules or orders

of the commission.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.009. PENALTIES. (a) Any person who makes or

subscribes any application, report, or other document and submits

it to the commission to form the basis for an application for a

tax credit under this chapter knowing that the application,

report, or other document is false or untrue in a material fact

may be subject to the penalties imposed by Chapters 85 and 91,

Natural Resources Code.

(b) Upon notice from the commission that the certification for a

new field discovery has been revoked, the tax credit may not be

applied to oil or gas production sold after the date of

notification. Any person who violates this subsection is liable

to the state for a civil penalty if the person applies or

attempts to apply the tax credit allowed by this chapter after

the certification for new field discovery is revoked. The amount

of the penalty may not exceed the sum of:

(1) $10,000; and

(2) the difference between the amount of taxes paid or attempted

to be paid and the amount of taxes due.

(c) The attorney general may recover a penalty under Subsection

(b) in a suit brought on behalf of the state. Venue for the suit

is in Travis County.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.

Sec. 204.010. RULES AND ORDERS. The commission has broad

discretion in administering this chapter and may adopt and

enforce any appropriate rules or orders that the commission finds

necessary to administer this chapter.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1993.


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