Amend CSSB 310 on page 10 between SECTIONS 6 and 7 of the
bill by inserting the following section, appropriately numbered,
and renumbering the subsequent sections accordingly:
      SECTION __. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 81.056 to read as follows:
      Sec. 81.056. PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION PUBLIC
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Subsections (b) and (c) apply only
to a part of a pipeline system that crosses more than three
counties for which construction began after September 1, 2001.
      (b) A pipeline operator must publish notice in a newspaper of
general circulation in each county with a population greater than
10,000 that contains part of the proposed route of the pipeline
system.  The notice shall be published in the form prescribed by
the commission and include the location of the beginning and end
points of the proposed part of the system and a listing of each
state or federal highway that will be crossed by the proposed part
of the system.  The notice must be published at least thirty days
but no more than one year before the start of construction.
      (c) Before approving any permit for the operation of a
pipeline required by this chapter or the rules adopted under it,
the commission must:
            (1) certify that at least ninety days but no more than
one year before the date the commission approves the permit the
person requesting the permit has provided a copy of the application
to:
                  (A) the county judge of each county that contains
part of the proposed route;
                  (B) the county fire marshal in each county that
contains part of the proposed route, if such office has been
established by that county; and
                  (C) the regional water planning group established
by Sec. 16.053, Texas Water Code, in each regional water planning
area that contains part of the proposed route; and
            (2) review and consider comments from members of the
public regarding the project for which the permit is being
requested.