Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 75(R)

SENATE BILL 634  

SENATE AUTHOR: Brown

EFFECTIVE: 09-01-97         

HOUSE SPONSOR: Moffat

Senate Bill 634 amends the Natural Resources Code to establish a new licensing classification for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exchange dealerships. The act defines "portable cylinder exchange" as an operation where the sale of LPG is within a portable cylinder with a capacity not to exceed 21 pounds, the cylinders are not filled on site, and no other LPG activity requiring a license is conducted. The act also authorizes the Railroad Commission of Texas to set license and renewal fees and to adopt rules to provide for self-insurance and standards for self-insurance.