Railroad Commission of Texas
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:government_agency
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:RRC
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| gptkbp:budget |
over $100 million (varies by year)
|
| gptkbp:chairman |
Christi Craddick (as of 2024)
|
| gptkbp:commissioner |
Jim Wright (as of 2024)
Wayne Christian (as of 2024) |
| gptkbp:commissioners_serve_term |
six years
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:doesNotRegulate |
railroads (since 2005)
|
| gptkbp:firstChampion |
gptkb:John_H._Reagan
|
| gptkbp:formed |
1891
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| gptkbp:governingBody |
three elected commissioners
|
| gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:Austin,_Texas
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major influence on OPEC's quota system
regulated railroads until 2005 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Railroad Commission of Texas
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Texas
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Texas_Railroad_Commission
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
historical influence on global oil prices
regulating oil and gas production |
| gptkbp:numberOfEmployees |
over 800 (varies by year)
|
| gptkbp:organization |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:State_of_Texas
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| gptkbp:regulates |
gptkb:coal
gptkb:oil compressed natural gas geothermal energy mining surface mining liquefied natural gas pipeline safety alternative fuels liquefied petroleum gas pipeline transport propane rail safety hydrogen pipelines injection wells underground natural gas storage gas utilities natural gas industry abandoned wells brine mining carbon dioxide pipelines environmental protection in oil and gas gas gathering systems gas utility rates salt dome storage surface mining reclamation uranium surface mining |
| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Texas
|
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.rrc.texas.gov/
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Texas_Gas_Service
gptkb:RRC_of_Texas gptkb:Texas_Utilities_Law |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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