| 1 | 1 | | 86R11647 JXC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Zwiener H.B. No. 4060 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a program administered by the Railroad Commission of |
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| 8 | 8 | | Texas to provide grants to promote pipeline emergency preparedness; |
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| 9 | 9 | | authorizing a fee. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources |
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| 12 | 12 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0715 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 81.0715. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FEES AND GRANTS. (a) |
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| 14 | 14 | | The commission by rule shall establish pipeline emergency |
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| 15 | 15 | | preparedness fees to be assessed for permits or registrations for |
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| 16 | 16 | | pipelines under the jurisdiction of the commission's pipeline |
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| 17 | 17 | | safety and regulatory program. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to |
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| 19 | 19 | | the credit of a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Money in the account may be appropriated only for the purposes of |
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| 21 | 21 | | the grant program established by this section and associated |
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| 22 | 22 | | administrative expenses. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (c) The commission shall establish a grant program to |
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| 24 | 24 | | provide funding for emergency preparedness expenses, such as the |
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| 25 | 25 | | creation of evacuation plans for pipeline-related emergencies, |
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| 26 | 26 | | such as spills or leaks. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (d) The commission may provide a grant under this section |
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| 28 | 28 | | only to a political subdivision that: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) provides emergency services to respond to |
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| 30 | 30 | | pipeline-related emergencies; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) is located within five miles of a pipeline. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (e) The commission may establish the fees in an amount |
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| 33 | 33 | | necessary to provide a reasonable amount of funding for the grant |
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| 34 | 34 | | program established by this section, based on emergency |
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| 35 | 35 | | preparedness expenses typically required by political subdivisions |
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| 36 | 36 | | for pipeline-related emergencies. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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