86R10810 BRG-D
By: Zwiener H.B. No. 2277
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements for the construction of a natural gas
pipeline.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 121, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 121.105 to read as follows:
Sec. 121.105. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION
OF PIPELINE. A person seeking to construct a pipeline to which this
chapter applies may not begin construction of the pipeline unless
the person first performs an analysis to identify and assess
potential impacts on endangered and threatened species, air and
water quality, aquifers, and historic, cultural, and
archaeological sites that could result from the construction and
operation of the pipeline and delivers the analysis to the railroad
commission in writing.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
the construction of a pipeline that begins on or after the effective
date of this Act. Construction that begins before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before
that date, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.