84R1910 SCL-D
By: Springer H.B. No. 239
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to storage of flammable liquids at retail service stations
in unincorporated areas and certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 753.004(d) and (e), Health and Safety
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(d) Gasoline, diesel fuel, or kerosene may be stored in an
aboveground storage tank [with a capacity of not more than 4,000
gallons] at a retail service station located in an unincorporated
area or in a municipality with a population of less than 5,000.
(e) Under Subsection (d), a retail service station may have
a tank [not exceeding the specified capacity] for each separate
grade of gasoline, diesel fuel, or kerosene, but may not have more
than one tank [of that capacity] for the same grade.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.