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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to |
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determine whether certain transporters of natural or synthetic gas |
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are gas utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 121.005, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(d) The railroad commission may: |
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(1) review a certification made by a person under |
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Subsection (a) to determine whether the person is eligible for an |
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exemption under that subsection; and |
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(2) require the person making a certification to |
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submit any additional information the railroad commission |
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considers necessary to make the determination. |
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(e) The railroad commission, after notice and opportunity |
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for a hearing, shall revoke an exemption granted to a person under |
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Subsection (a) if the commission determines that the person is not |
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eligible for the exemption. |
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(f) Nothing in this section constitutes authority to revoke |
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a person's operating permit based solely on a revocation under |
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Subsection (e). The commission shall develop rules for informing |
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the person of the additional statutory and regulatory requirements |
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caused by the loss of the exemption. On revocation of an exemption, |
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the commission shall specify the required procedures and deadlines |
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for the person to comply with the additional requirements. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |