87R12473 JAM-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 4222
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of the oil and gas infrastructure
security division within the Railroad Commission of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 81.051, Natural Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The commission's jurisdiction described by this section
includes the responsibility and authority to secure pipelines and
other oil and gas infrastructure in this state against severe
weather events, cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other
potential disruptions to the production of oil and gas in this
state.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0535 to read as follows:
Sec. 81.0535. OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY DIVISION.
(a) In this section, "division" means the oil and gas
infrastructure security division.
(b) The commission shall establish within the agency the oil
and gas infrastructure security division with the primary
responsibility and authority to secure pipelines and other oil and
gas infrastructure in this state against severe weather events,
cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other potential
disruptions to the production of oil and gas in this state.
(c) The division shall:
(1) periodically conduct risk assessments of the oil
and gas infrastructure in this state; and
(2) establish guidelines and adopt rules to:
(A) address vulnerabilities identified by risk
assessments conducted under Subdivision (1); and
(B) otherwise satisfy the responsibilities
described by Subsection (b).
(d) The division shall solicit input from interested
persons when developing guidelines under Subsection (c)(2).
(e) The chairman shall select commission employees to staff
the division.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.