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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to groundwater impact contingency planning by 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. Subchapter J, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 26.409 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.409. CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR PIPELINES. (a) The |
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commission by rule shall require the operator of a pipeline that is |
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under the jurisdiction of the pipeline safety and regulatory |
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program described by Section 81.071, Natural Resources Code, to |
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submit to the commission a site-specific contingency plan that |
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describes measures to be taken to control, contain, and collect any |
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discharge of fluids from the pipeline to minimize impacts to |
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groundwater in this state. |
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(b) The commission may reject a plan submitted under |
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Subsection (a), and require a new plan, if the commission |
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determines that the submitted plan is insufficient to safeguard |
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present and future groundwater supplies. |
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(c) The commission shall send each plan accepted under this |
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section to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety |
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Administration or a successor agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |