By: Farabee H.B. No. 2847
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2847:
By: Flynn C.S.H.B. No. 2847
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the repeal of the Texas Aggregate Quarry and Pit Safety
Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. On the effective date of this Act:
(1) all powers, duties, functions, and activities performed
by the Railroad Commission of Texas under chapter 133, Natural
Resources Code, immediately before the effective date of this Act
are transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation;
(2) all employees of the Railroad Commission of Texas whose
primary duties relate to the implementation of the Texas Aggregate
Quarry and Pit Safety Act become employees of the Texas Department
of Transportation;
(3) a rule, form, order, or procedure adopted by the
Railroad Commission of Texas for the implementation or enforcement
of the Texas Aggregate Quarry and Pit Safety Act is a rule, form,
order, or procedure of the Texas Department of Transportation and
remains in effect until changed by the Texas Department of
Transportation;
(4) a reference in chapter 133, Natural Resources Code, to
the Railroad Commission of Texas means the Texas Department of
Transportation;
(5) a permit or certification in effect under chapter 133,
Natural Resources Code, that was issued by the Railroad Commission
of Texas is continued in effect as a permit or certification issued
by the Texas Department of Transportation; and
(6) a complaint, investigation, or other proceeding under
chapter 133, Natural Resources Code, pending before the Railroad
Commission of Texas is transferred without change in status to the
Texas Department of Transportation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.