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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the oil and gas infrastructure |
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security division within 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 81.051, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission's jurisdiction described by this section |
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includes the responsibility and authority to secure pipelines and |
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other oil and gas infrastructure in this state against severe |
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weather events, cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other |
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potential disruptions to the production of oil and gas in this |
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state. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0535 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.0535. OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY DIVISION. |
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(a) In this section, "division" means the oil and gas |
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infrastructure security division. |
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(b) The commission shall establish within the agency the oil |
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and gas infrastructure security division with the primary |
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responsibility and authority to secure pipelines and other oil and |
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gas infrastructure in this state against severe weather events, |
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cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other potential |
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disruptions to the production of oil and gas in this state. |
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(c) The division shall: |
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(1) periodically conduct risk assessments of the oil |
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and gas infrastructure in this state; and |
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(2) establish guidelines and adopt rules to: |
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(A) address vulnerabilities identified by risk |
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assessments conducted under Subdivision (1); and |
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(B) otherwise satisfy the responsibilities |
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described by Subsection (b). |
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(d) The division shall solicit input from interested |
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persons when establishing guidelines under Subsection (c)(2). |
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(e) The chairman shall select commission employees to staff |
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the division. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |