88R13412 CXP-D
 
  By: Turner H.B. No. 4117
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the adequacy of service provided by gas utilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 104.252, Utilities Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 104.252.  AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY CONCERNING
  STANDARDS. (a) A regulatory authority, on its own motion or on
  complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may[:
               [(1)]  adopt just and reasonable standards,
  classifications, regulations, or practices a gas utility must
  follow in furnishing a service.
         (b)  A regulatory authority shall:
               (1)  [;
               [(2)]  adopt adequate and reasonable standards for
  measuring a condition, including quantity, quality, and pressure
  relating to the furnishing of a service;
               (2) [(3)]  adopt reasonable regulations for examining,
  testing, and measuring a service; and
               (3) [(4)]  adopt or approve reasonable rules,
  regulations, specifications, and standards to ensure the accuracy
  of equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure a
  service.
         SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 121.213, Utilities Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 121.213.  INSTALLATION, REMOVAL, [AND] REPLACEMENT,
  AND MONITORING OF CERTAIN PIPELINES.
         SECTION 3.  Section 121.213, Utilities Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
         (f)  The railroad commission shall monitor the amount of
  pipeline pressure maintained in distribution gas pipeline
  facilities.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.