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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of certain transactions involving |
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tubular steel used in the oil and gas industry. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1956.001(10), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(10) "Regulated metal" means: |
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(A) manhole covers; |
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(B) guardrails; |
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(C) metal cylinders designed to contain |
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compressed air, oxygen, gases, or liquids; |
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(D) malt beverage kegs made from metal other than |
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aluminum; |
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(E) historical markers or cemetery vases, |
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receptacles, or memorials made from metal other than aluminum; |
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(F) unused rebar; |
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(G) street signs; |
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(H) drain gates; |
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(I) safes; |
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(J) communication, transmission, and service |
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wire or cable; |
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(K) condensing or evaporator coils for central |
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heating or air conditioning units; |
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(L) utility structures, including the fixtures |
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and hardware; |
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(M) aluminum or stainless steel containers |
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designed to hold propane for fueling forklifts; |
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(N) metal railroad equipment, including tie |
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plates, signal houses, control boxes, signs, signals, traffic |
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devices, traffic control devices, traffic control signals, switch |
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plates, e-clips, and rail tie functions; |
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(O) catalytic converters not attached to a |
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vehicle; |
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(P) fire hydrants; |
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(Q) metal bleachers or other seating facilities |
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used in recreational areas or sporting arenas; |
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(R) any metal item clearly and conspicuously |
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marked with any form of the name, initials, or logo of a |
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governmental entity, utility, cemetery, or railroad; |
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(S) insulated utility, communications, or |
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electrical wire that has been burned in whole or in part to remove |
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the insulation; |
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(T) backflow valves; |
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(U) metal in the form of commonly recognized |
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products of the industrial metals recycling process, including |
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bales, briquettes, billets, sows, ingots, pucks, and chopped or |
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shredded metals; [and] |
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(V) commercial grade lead batteries or lead-acid |
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batteries; and |
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(W) tubular steel used in the oil and gas |
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industry. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 1956, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1956.0021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1956.0021. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN TUBULAR STEEL |
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TRANSACTIONS. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this |
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chapter apply to a purchase of tubular steel products that have been |
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used in the oil and gas industry by a person engaged in the business |
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of purchasing and reselling those products to the same extent as a |
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purchase of regulated material by a metal recycling entity. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |