81R23350 TRH-F By: Farabee H.B. No. 1883 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1883: By: Farabee C.S.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 Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) The railroad commission may review a certification made by a person under Subsection (a) and, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, determine whether the person is eligible for an exemption under that subsection. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.