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Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 88.094

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

No person may corruptly give, offer, or promise to give a member of the governmental agency, chief supervisor, deputy supervisor, or any agent or employee of the governmental agency a gift or gratuity with intent to influence the officer or person in his acts or conduct with respect to:
(1) enforcing any provision of the law applicable to oil and gas in force at the time in this state;
(2) enforcing any order or rule of the governmental agency adopted under the power and authority given to it; or
(3) the discharge of any duty imposed on him by the oil and gas laws, orders, and rules duly promulgated and in force at the time in this state.