1. (a) Allocation formula. Of the total amount awarded from the fund during a state fiscal year:

   1. (1) 20 percent will be allocated under subsection (b) of this section according to the weight tolerance permits ratio;
   2. (2) 20 percent will be allocated under subsection (c) of this section according to the oil and gas production taxes ratio;
   3. (3) 50 percent will be allocated under subsection (d) of this section according to the well completion ratio; and
   4. (4) 10 percent will be allocated under subsection (e) of this section according to the volume of oil and gas waste injected ratio.

2. (b) Weight tolerance permits ratio. The amount allocated to a county under subsection (a)(1) of this section in a fiscal year is determined by:

   1. (1) dividing the weight tolerance permits issued in the preceding state fiscal year for that county, as determined by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, by the weight tolerance permits issued in the preceding state fiscal year for all counties that will receive money under subsection (a)(1) of this section in that year; and
   2. (2) multiplying the quotient determined under paragraph (1) of this subsection by the total amount allocated under subsection (a)(1) of this section.

3. (c) Oil and gas production taxes ratio. The amount allocated to a county under subsection (a)(2) of this section in a state fiscal year is determined by:

   1. (1) dividing the amount of oil and gas production taxes collected by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (comptroller) in that county in the preceding state fiscal year by the total amount of oil and gas production taxes collected by the comptroller in the preceding state fiscal year in all counties that will receive money under subsection (a)(2) of this section in that year; and
   2. (2) multiplying the quotient determined under paragraph (1) of this subsection by the total amount allocated under subsection (a)(2) of this section.

4. (d) Well completion ratio. The amount allocated to a county under subsection (a)(3) of this section in a state fiscal year is determined by:

   1. (1) dividing the number of well completions in that county in the preceding state fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas, by the total number of well completions in the preceding state fiscal year in all counties that will receive money under subsection (a)(3) of this section in that year; and
   2. (2) multiplying the quotient determined under paragraph (1) of this subsection by the total amount allocated under subsection (a)(3) of this section.

5. (e) Oil and gas waste injected ratio. The amount allocated to a county under subsection (a)(4) of this section in a state fiscal year is determined by:

   1. (1) dividing the volume of oil and gas waste injected in the preceding state fiscal year in that county, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas, by the total volume of oil and gas waste injected in the preceding state fiscal year in all counties that will receive money under subsection (a)(4) of this section in that year; and
   2. (2) multiplying the quotient determined under paragraph (1) of this subsection by the total amount allocated under subsection (a)(4) of this section.

Source Note:The provisions of this §15.185 adopted to be effective December 12, 2013, 38 TexReg 8917.