BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3346 By: Farabee Energy Resources Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a person who is acquiring a natural gas pipeline right-of-way may represent to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire the right-of-way by the use of eminent domain. A change in statute is necessary to prevent a person acquiring pipeline right-of way and is not a gas utility as defined by the Utility Code, from abusing the power of eminent domain. H.B. 3346 redefines "gas utility" to include a certain person representing to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire right-of-way by the use of eminent domain. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 3346 amends the Utilities Code to redefine "gas utility" to include a person who owns, operates, or manages a natural gas pipeline for which the person represented to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire right-of-way by the use of eminent domain. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2009.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 3346
By: Farabee
Energy Resources
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 3346
By: Farabee
Energy Resources
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a person who is acquiring a natural gas pipeline right-of-way may represent to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire the right-of-way by the use of eminent domain. A change in statute is necessary to prevent a person acquiring pipeline right-of way and is not a gas utility as defined by the Utility Code, from abusing the power of eminent domain. H.B. 3346 redefines "gas utility" to include a certain person representing to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire right-of-way by the use of eminent domain.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 3346 amends the Utilities Code to redefine "gas utility" to include a person who owns, operates, or manages a natural gas pipeline for which the person represented to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire right-of-way by the use of eminent domain.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2009.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Currently, a person who is acquiring a natural gas pipeline right-of-way may represent to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire the right-of-way by the use of eminent domain. A change in statute is necessary to prevent a person acquiring pipeline right-of way and is not a gas utility as defined by the Utility Code, from abusing the power of eminent domain.
H.B. 3346 redefines "gas utility" to include a certain person representing to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire right-of-way by the use of eminent domain.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 3346 amends the Utilities Code to redefine "gas utility" to include a person who owns, operates, or manages a natural gas pipeline for which the person represented to a property owner that the person has the right to acquire right-of-way by the use of eminent domain.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2009.