THE
STATE OF TEXAS
§
§
COM}yfiSSrONERS
COURT
COUNTY
OF
SAN
PATRICIO
§
ORDER
WHEREAS, there are operators within this County in the business
of
placing pipeline, drilling
gas
and
oil wells and, in connection therewith, shall be engaged in drilling and
production activities on property located in
San
Patricio County, Texas, which
abuts, is adjacent to, and/or
is
accessed
by
roadways
or
rights-of-way (hereinafter
"roadways"
or
"rights-of-way") within the County; and
WHEREAS, use
of
the roadways
by
these operators for the purpose
of
performing the activities
described hereinabove
may
cause damage to the roadways or rights-of-way;
and
WHEREAS,
on
February
26,2007,
by
order
of
the San Patricio County Commissioners Court a
cash
bond
or
surety
bond
in the amount
of
$25,000.00
was
required to cover the
cost
of
the above-mentioned operations; and
WHEREAS, the cost to cover damage to the roads
OT
other rights-of-way have increased and a
higher cash bond
or
surety
bond
is necessary to cover the
cost
of
the above-
mentioned operations.
BE
IT
THEREFORE ORDERED that the Commissioners' Court
of
San
Patricio County will
continue to
require a cash bond
or
surety bond
be
provided by those operators in the business
of
placing pipeline, drilling
gas
or oil wells and
who
use
county roads for the purpose
of
performing
those activities.
The purpose
of
such bonds is to cover
the
costs
of
any damage to the roads
or
other rights-of-way
caused as a result
of
the activities described hereinabove.
The
teIm
"street"
also
applies for
purposes
of
this policy.
The new amount
of
the cash bond
or
surety
bond
is $100,000.00 effective immediately. Surety
bonds
shall
be
filed with the
Sw
Patricio County Clerk's Office and cash bonds shall
be
filed
with
the
San
Patricio County Treasurer.
The
bond will cover any and all damage to the roads
or
other rights-of-way, including damage to
sidewalks, curbs, medians,
street signs, and street lights. Ordinary wear and tear is excluded from
this policy.
If no road damage
is
reported during the time the operator performs the activities described
hereinabove, the bond will be refunded to the operator within fourteen (14) days
of
the road
inspection.
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