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| 1 | 1 | 84R9721 JAM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Rodriguez of Travis H.B. No. 2901 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the filing of a complaint with the Railroad Commission | |
| 8 | 8 | of Texas. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources | |
| 11 | 11 | Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0593 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 81.0593. COMPLAINT FILING ASSISTANCE. The commission | |
| 13 | 13 | shall establish: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) a method by which a person may submit a written | |
| 15 | 15 | complaint to the commission: | |
| 16 | 16 | (A) through e-mail in a manner that allows the | |
| 17 | 17 | commission to provide follow-up assistance in identifying and | |
| 18 | 18 | obtaining information necessary for the commission to begin | |
| 19 | 19 | investigating the complaint; or | |
| 20 | 20 | (B) through a user-friendly format provided on | |
| 21 | 21 | the commission's Internet website that helps users identify the | |
| 22 | 22 | information necessary for the commission to begin investigating the | |
| 23 | 23 | complaint; and | |
| 24 | 24 | (2) a toll-free telephone number through which a | |
| 25 | 25 | person may obtain assistance in filing a written complaint with the | |
| 26 | 26 | commission. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 28 | 28 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 29 | 29 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 30 | 30 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 31 | 31 | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |