81R9596 TRH-F
By: Farabee H.B. No. 1883
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to
determine whether certain transporters of natural or synthetic gas
are gas utilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 121.005, Utilities Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:
(d) The railroad commission may:
(1) review a certification made by a person under
Subsection (a) to determine whether the person is eligible for an
exemption under that subsection; and
(2) require the person making a certification to
submit any additional information the railroad commission
considers necessary to make the determination.
(e) The railroad commission, after notice and opportunity
for a hearing, shall revoke an exemption granted to a person under
Subsection (a) if the commission determines that the person is not
eligible for the exemption.
(f) Nothing in this section constitutes authority to revoke
a person's operating permit based solely on a revocation under
Subsection (e). The commission shall develop rules for informing
the person of the additional statutory and regulatory requirements
caused by the loss of the exemption. On revocation of an exemption,
the commission shall specify the required procedures and deadlines
for the person to comply with the additional requirements.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.