79R2407 SMH-D

By:  West                                                         H.B. No. 475



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the exemption of the sale of certain liquefied 
petroleum gas containers from the liquefied petroleum gas-related 
activities for which a person is required to obtain a license from 
the Railroad Commission of Texas.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 113.081(a), Natural Resources Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Unless otherwise stated in this chapter, no person may 
engage in any of the following activities unless that person has 
obtained a license from the commission authorizing that activity:
		(1)  container activities:  the manufacture, assembly, 
repair, testing, sale, installation, or subframing of containers 
for use in this state, except that no license is required for the 
sale of a new, empty container [of 96 pounds water capacity or 
less];
		(2)  systems activities:  the installation, service, 
and repair of systems for use in this state, including the laying or 
connecting of pipes and fittings connecting with or to systems or 
serving a system and appliances to be used with liquefied petroleum 
gas as a fuel;
		(3)  appliance activities:  the service, installation, 
and repair of appliances used or to be used in this state in 
connection with systems using liquefied petroleum gas as a fuel, 
except that no license shall be required for installation or 
connection of manufactured unvented appliances to LPG systems by 
means of LPG appliance connectors, or where only duct or electrical 
work is performed to or on an LP-gas appliance; or
		(4)  product activities:  the sale, transportation, 
dispensation, or storage of liquefied petroleum gas in this state, 
except that no license shall be required to sell LPG where the 
vendor never obtains possessory rights to the product sold or where 
the product is transported or stored by the ultimate consumer for 
personal consumption only.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.