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	Amend CSSB 9 (House Committee Printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 121.201(a), Utilities Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The railroad commission by rule may:                                      
		(1)  adopt safety standards for the transportation of 
gas and for gas pipeline facilities;
		(1-a)  adopt safety standards and best practices 
related to the prevention of damage to a gas pipeline facility 
resulting from the movement of earth by a person in the vicinity of 
the facility, including the standards and best practices described 
under 49 U.S.C. Section 60105 et seq.;
		(2)  require an operator that does not file operator 
organization information under Section 91.142, Natural Resources 
Code, to provide the information to the commission in the form of an 
application;
		(3)  require record maintenance and reports;                                  
		(4)  inspect records and facilities to determine 
compliance with adopted safety standards;
		(5)  make certifications and reports;                                         
		(6)  seek designation by the United States secretary of 
transportation as an agent to conduct safety inspections of 
interstate gas pipeline facilities located in this state; and
		(7)  take any other requisite action in accordance with  
49 U.S.C. Section 60101 et seq., or a succeeding law.
	SECTION ____.  Section 117.012, Natural Resources Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  The commission by rule shall adopt safety standards 
and best practices related to the prevention of damage to an 
intrastate hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline facility 
resulting from the movement of earth by a person in the vicinity of 
the facility, including the standards and best practices described 
under 49 U.S.C. Section 60105 et seq.