84R22873 SCL-D
 
  By: Springer, Isaac H.B. No. 239
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 239:
 
  By:  King of Parker C.S.H.B. No. 239
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to storage of flammable liquids at retail service stations
  in unincorporated areas and certain municipalities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 753.004, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsections (d) and (e) and adding Subsection
  (d-1) to read as follows:
         (d)  Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), gasoline 
  [Gasoline], diesel fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural
  gas, propane, or kerosene may be stored in an aboveground storage
  tank [with a capacity of not more than 4,000 gallons] at a retail
  service station located in an unincorporated area or in a
  municipality with a population of less than 5,000.
         (d-1)  A commissioners court of a county with a population of
  3.3 million or more may by order limit the maximum volume of an
  aboveground storage tank in an unincorporated area of the county in
  accordance with the county fire code.
         (e)  Under Subsection (d), a retail service station may have
  a tank [not exceeding the specified capacity] for each separate
  grade of gasoline, diesel fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied
  natural gas, propane, or kerosene, but may not have more than one
  tank [of that capacity] for the same grade.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.