Amend HB 2572 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                        
	(1)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 181.005(a), 
Utilities Code (page 1, line 25), between "alley" and the period, 
insert the following:

only if:                                                               
		(1)  the pipeline complies with:                                       
			(A)  all safety regulations adopted by the 
Railroad Commission of Texas and all federal regulations relating 
to pipeline facilities and pipelines; and
			(B)  all rules adopted by the Texas Department of 
Transportation or the Railroad Commission of Texas and all federal 
regulations regarding the accommodation of utility facilities on a 
right-of-way, including regulations relating to the horizontal or 
vertical placement of the pipeline; and
		(2)  the owner or operator of the pipeline ensures that 
the public right-of-way and any associated facility is promptly 
restored to its former condition of usefulness after the 
installation or maintenance of the pipeline.
	(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 181.005, 
Utilities Code (page 1, lines 30-36), strike proposed Subsection 
(c) and substitute the following:
	(c)  In determining the route of a pipeline within a 
municipality, a gas corporation shall consider using existing 
easements and public rights-of-way, including streets, roads, 
highways, and utility rights-of-way.  In deciding whether to use a 
public easement or right-of-way, the gas corporation shall consider 
whether:
		(1)  the use is economically practicable;                              
		(2)  adequate space exists; and                                        
		(3)  the use will violate, or cause the violation of any 
pipeline safety regulations.
	(d)  The Texas Department of Transportation may require the 
owner or operator of a pipeline to relocate the pipeline:
		(1)  at the expense of the owner or operator of the 
pipeline, if the pipeline is located on a right-of-way of the state 
highway system;
		(2)  at the expense of this state, if the pipeline is 
located on property in which the owner or operator of the pipeline 
has a private interest; or
		(3)  in accordance with Section 203.092, 
Transportation Code, at the expense of this state, if the pipeline 
is owned or operated by a utility as defined by Section 203.091, 
Transportation Code.
	(e)  Rules adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation 
regarding horizontal and vertical placement of pipelines must be 
reasonable and, for rights-of-way of the state highway system, must 
provide an appeals process through the Texas Department of 
Transportation.