84R22873 SCL-D
By: Springer, Isaac H.B. No. 239
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 239:
By: King of Parker C.S.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. Section 753.004, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (d) and (e) and adding Subsection
(d-1) to read as follows:
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), gasoline
[Gasoline], diesel fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural
gas, propane, 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.
(d-1) A commissioners court of a county with a population of
3.3 million or more may by order limit the maximum volume of an
aboveground storage tank in an unincorporated area of the county in
accordance with the county fire code.
(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, compressed natural gas, liquefied
natural gas, propane, 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.