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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 pipeline industry on |
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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 C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources |
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Code is amended by adding Section 81.0523to read as follows: |
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Section 81.0523 EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. The rules and |
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standards promulgated and adopted by the commission pursuant to its |
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jurisdiction under any statute or law preempt and supersede any |
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ordinance, order, or rule adopted by a political subdivision of |
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this state relating to any aspect, facility or phase of the |
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pipeline industry. A political subdivision may petition the |
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commission for permission to promulgate more restrictive rules and |
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standards related to conditions for mapping, inventorying, |
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locating or relocating pipelines over, under, along or across a |
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public street, alley or other public property in the boundaries of |
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the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |