Sec. 201.204. FIRST PURCHASER TO PAY TAX. (a) Except as provided by Section 201.2041, a first purchaser shall pay the tax imposed by this chapter on gas that the first purchaser purchases from a producer and takes delivery on the premises where the gas is produced.
(b) A first purchaser shall withhold from payments to the producer the amount of the tax that the first purchaser is required to pay. This subsection does not affect a lease or contract between the state or a political subdivision of the state and a producer.
(c) Money withheld by a first purchaser under this section is held in trust for the use and benefit of the state and may not be commingled with other funds of the first purchaser.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1731, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 6, art. 4, Sec. 2, eff. July 21, 1987.
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