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.