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| 1 | 1 | 85R8305 JXC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 1519 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to requirements for the construction of a natural gas | |
| 8 | 8 | pipeline. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 121, Utilities Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 121.106 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 121.106. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION | |
| 13 | 13 | OF PIPELINE. A person seeking to construct a pipeline to which this | |
| 14 | 14 | chapter applies may not begin construction of the pipeline unless | |
| 15 | 15 | the person first performs an analysis to identify and assess | |
| 16 | 16 | potential impacts on the natural and human environment that could | |
| 17 | 17 | result from the construction and operation of the pipeline and | |
| 18 | 18 | submits the analysis to the railroad commission in writing. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | |
| 20 | 20 | the construction of a pipeline that begins on or after the effective | |
| 21 | 21 | date of this Act. Construction that begins before the effective | |
| 22 | 22 | date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before | |
| 23 | 23 | that date, and the former law is continued in effect for that | |
| 24 | 24 | purpose. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |