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