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Amend SB 686 (house committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the
bill, by striking added Section 203.096(e), Transportation Code
(page 2, lines 23 and 24), and substituting the following:
(e) A gas utility that lays, maintains, or operates a
natural gas pipeline under this section in a municipality shall:
(1) comply with any applicable municipal ordinance
relating to the excavation and restoration of a public
right-of-way, if the ordinance does not conflict with a state or
federal safety regulation; and
(2) pay any applicable charge under Section 121.2025,
Utilities Code, and Sections 182.025 and 182.026, Tax Code.