By: Cain S.B. No. 1912
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to inspection of, and public awareness concerning,
1-2 interstate hazardous liquids pipelines within the State of Texas.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 117.011, Natural Resources Code, is
1-5 amended to read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 117.011. JURISDICTION. The commission has jurisdiction
1-7 over all pipeline transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon
1-8 dioxide and over all hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline
1-9 facilities as provided in Chapter 601, Title 49, United States Code
1-10 (49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.). The commission may also seek
1-11 designation as an interstate agent to conduct safety inspections on
1-12 all interstate facilities within the borders of the state [the
1-13 Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (Pub.L.No. 96-129)].
1-14 SECTION 2. Section 117.012, Natural Resources Code, is
1-15 amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
1-16 (g) The commission shall adopt rules for public education
1-17 and awareness concerning pipeline facilities and for a community
1-18 liaison for responding to emergencies.
1-19 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.