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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to require that an |
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intrastate pipeline be buried to a certain depth. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 211, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 211.901. REGULATION OF PIPELINES. (a) This section |
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applies only to an intrastate pipeline that transports hazardous |
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liquid, as defined by Section 117.001, Natural Resources Code, |
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carbon dioxide, or natural gas. |
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(b) The governing body of a municipality may require a |
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pipeline to be buried to a depth of not more than 12 feet. |
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(c) In the case of a conflict between this section and |
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Chapter 81, 111, or 117, Natural Resources Code, or Chapter 121, |
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Utilities Code, this section prevails. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |