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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to complaints about rates charged by certain pipeline |
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operators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 111.185, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 111.185. TEMPORARY RATES. Except as provided by |
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Section 111.2211, if [If] a common carrier makes application or |
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files a tariff to establish a new rate on either a new or old line, a |
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temporary rate may be placed into effect immediately on filing the |
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tariff with the commission. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 111, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 111.2211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 111.2211. RATE COMPLAINTS. (a) If a complaint is filed |
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with the commission about a rate charged by a person who owns, |
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operates, or manages a pipeline or any part of a pipeline regulated |
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under this chapter, the person who is the subject of the complaint |
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may charge, until the date the commission makes a determination on |
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the complaint, only a rate equal to or less than the rate preceding |
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the rate that is the subject of the complaint. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct a hearing and make a |
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determination on the complaint not later than the 180th day after |
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the date the complaint is filed. |
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(c) If the commission determines that the complaint is |
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invalid, the person who is the subject of the complaint is entitled |
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to charge the finally determined proper rate for services provided |
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after the date the complaint was filed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a complaint filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A complaint filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |