By: Jackson S.B. No. 1013

(In the Senate - Filed February 28, 2007; March 14, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; April 24, 2007, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 24, 2007, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1013 By: Jackson

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to regulate warning signs appurtenant to certain pipeline facilities; providing an administrative penalty.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 91, Natural Resources Code, is amended by adding Subchapter P to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER P. PIPELINE FACILITY WARNING SIGNS

Sec. 91.701. COMMISSION JURISDICTION OVER PIPELINE FACILITY WARNING SIGNS. (a) In this section, "hazardous liquid" has the meaning assigned by Section 117.001.

(b) The commission has exclusive jurisdiction over warning signs appurtenant to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, gathering lines that are subject to commission jurisdiction over safety standards as provided by Sections 117.011 and 117.012 of this code and Section 121.201, Utilities Code, and distribution facilities.

Sec. 91.702. RULES. The commission may adopt all necessary rules governing warning signs described by Section 91.701.

Sec. 91.703. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. A violation of a rule adopted under this subchapter is considered to be a violation of a provision of a rule that pertains to safety and is issued under this title for purposes of Section 81.0531.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

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