Amend HB 1600 (house committee printing) in Article 1 of the bill by adding the following section, numbered appropriately, and by renumbering any subsequent sections accordingly:

SECTION 1.____ Each gas utility, as defined by Section 121.001, Utilities Code, shall submit to the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the commission's approval a schedule and plan for replacement of the gas utility's pipelines. The schedule and plan must be delivered to the commission not later than September 1, 2014.