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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the effect of rules and standards adopted by the |
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Railroad Commission of Texas relating to the gas pipeline industry |
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on ordinances, orders or rules adopted by political subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 121, Utilities Code is |
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amended by adding Section 121.1515 to read as follows: |
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Section 121.1515 EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. The rules and |
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standards promulgated and adopted by the commission under Section |
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121.151 preempt and supersede any ordinance, order, or rule adopted |
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by a political subdivision of this state relating to an |
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y aspect or |
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phase of the gas pipeline industry. A political subdivision may |
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petition the commission for permission to promulgate more |
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restrictive rules and standards related to conditions for mapping, |
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inventorying, locating or relocating pipelines over, under, along |
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or across a public street, alley or other public property in the |
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boundaries of the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2013. |