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Amend CSHB 13, in Section 8 of the bill, by striking amended 
Section 421.071, Government Code (committee printing page 6, lines 
18 through 26), and substituting the following:
	Sec. 421.071.  COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE.  (a) A state or 
local agency that performs a homeland security activity or a 
nongovernmental entity that contracts with a state or local agency 
to perform a homeland security activity shall cooperate with and 
assist the office of the governor, the Homeland Security Council, 
the Texas Fusion [Infrastructure Protection Communications] 
Center, and the National Infrastructure Protection Center in the 
performance of their duties under this chapter and other state or 
federal law.
	(b)  To enhance the protection of critical infrastructure, 
the Railroad Commission of Texas is granted exclusive original 
jurisdiction over the location of warning signs, and the design, 
installation, operation, environmental controls except to the 
extent those controls are under the jurisdiction of the Texas 
Commission on Environmental Quality, screening, noise suppression, 
and all other matters related to facilities appurtenant to natural 
gas, liquid hydrocarbon, and hazardous materials pipelines, 
gathering lines that are subject to Railroad Commission safety 
standards as provided by Sections 117.011 and 117.012, Natural 
Resources Code, and Section 121.201, Utilities Code, and 
distribution facilities and operations under Section 81.051, 
Natural Resources Code.  The Railroad Commission may adopt all 
rules necessary to implement and administer this subsection.