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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.001, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Texas Energy [Railroad] |
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Commission [of Texas]. |
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(2) "Commissioner" means any member of the Texas |
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Energy [Railroad] Commission [of Texas]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 81, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 81.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.003. TEXAS ENERGY COMMISSION. (a) The Railroad |
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Commission of Texas is renamed the Texas Energy Commission. |
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(b) A reference in law to the Railroad Commission of Texas |
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means the Texas Energy Commission. |
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SECTION 3. (a) On the effective date of this Act: |
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(1) the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas is |
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changed to the Texas Energy Commission, and all powers, duties, |
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rights, and obligations of the Railroad Commission of Texas are the |
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powers, duties, rights, and obligations of the Texas Energy |
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Commission; |
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(2) a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas is a |
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member of the Texas Energy Commission; and |
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(3) any appropriation to the Railroad Commission of |
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Texas is an appropriation to the Texas Energy Commission. |
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(b) On and after the effective date of this Act, a reference |
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in law to the Railroad Commission of Texas is a reference to the |
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Texas Energy Commission. |
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(c) The Texas Energy Commission is the agency formerly known |
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as the Railroad Commission of Texas in all respects. All personnel, |
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equipment, data, documents, facilities, contracts, items, other |
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property, rules, decisions, and proceedings of or involving the |
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Railroad Commission of Texas are unaffected by the change in the |
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name of the agency. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on the date on which the |
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constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2017, changing the name of the Railroad Commission of |
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Texas to the Texas Energy Commission and mandating that there be |
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such an agency takes effect. If that amendment is not approved by |
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the voters, this Act has no effect. |