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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adequacy of service provided by gas utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 104.252, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 104.252. AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY CONCERNING |
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STANDARDS. (a) A regulatory authority, on its own motion or on |
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complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may[: |
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[(1)] adopt just and reasonable standards, |
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classifications, regulations, or practices a gas utility must |
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follow in furnishing a service. |
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(b) A regulatory authority shall: |
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(1) [; |
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[(2)] adopt adequate and reasonable standards for |
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measuring a condition, including quantity, quality, and pressure |
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relating to the furnishing of a service; |
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(2) [(3)] adopt reasonable regulations for examining, |
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testing, and measuring a service; and |
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(3) [(4)] adopt or approve reasonable rules, |
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regulations, specifications, and standards to ensure the accuracy |
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of equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure a |
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service. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 121.213, Utilities Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 121.213. INSTALLATION, REMOVAL, [AND] REPLACEMENT, |
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AND MONITORING OF CERTAIN PIPELINES. |
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SECTION 3. Section 121.213, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The railroad commission shall monitor the amount of |
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pipeline pressure maintained in distribution gas pipeline |
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facilities. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |