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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maintenance of records concerning pipeline |
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incidents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 121, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 121.216 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 121.216. PIPELINE INCIDENT RECORDS. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Pipeline incident" means an event involving a |
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release of gas from a pipeline that results in one or more of the |
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following consequences: |
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(A) a death or a personal injury necessitating |
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in-patient hospitalization; |
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(B) estimated property damage of $50,000 or more, |
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including loss to the operator, loss to others, or both, but |
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excluding cost of gas lost; or |
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(C) unintentional estimated gas loss of three |
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million cubic feet or more. |
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(2) "State record" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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441.180, Government Code. |
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(b) The railroad commission shall retain state records of |
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the railroad commission regarding a pipeline incident perpetually. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |