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| 1 | 1 | 86R11649 JXC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Zwiener H.B. No. 3326 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the authority of a municipality to require that an | |
| 8 | 8 | intrastate pipeline be buried to a certain depth. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 211, Local Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 211.901. REGULATION OF PIPELINES. (a) This section | |
| 14 | 14 | applies only to an intrastate pipeline that transports hazardous | |
| 15 | 15 | liquid, as defined by Section 117.001, Natural Resources Code, | |
| 16 | 16 | carbon dioxide, or natural gas. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) The governing body of a municipality may require a | |
| 18 | 18 | pipeline to be buried to a depth of not more than 12 feet. | |
| 19 | 19 | (c) In the case of a conflict between this section and | |
| 20 | 20 | Chapter 81, 111, or 117, Natural Resources Code, or Chapter 121, | |
| 21 | 21 | Utilities Code, this section prevails. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |