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| 1 | 1 | 87R12472 JAM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Raymond H.B. No. 4223 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the adoption of a comprehensive plan to protect oil and | |
| 8 | 8 | gas infrastructure in this state. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources | |
| 11 | 11 | Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0661 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 81.0661. OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PLAN. | |
| 13 | 13 | (a) The commission shall develop and adopt a comprehensive plan to | |
| 14 | 14 | protect this state's oil and gas infrastructure, including | |
| 15 | 15 | wellheads and pipelines, from: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) natural disasters; | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) severe weather events; | |
| 18 | 18 | (3) cybersecurity threats; | |
| 19 | 19 | (4) acts of terrorism; | |
| 20 | 20 | (5) widespread power outages; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (6) other potential threats to this state's oil and gas | |
| 22 | 22 | infrastructure. | |
| 23 | 23 | (b) The commission may seek input from stakeholders when | |
| 24 | 24 | developing the plan. | |
| 25 | 25 | (c) The commission shall periodically update the plan | |
| 26 | 26 | developed under this section. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2022, the Railroad | |
| 28 | 28 | Commission of Texas shall adopt the initial oil and gas | |
| 29 | 29 | infrastructure protection plan required under Section 81.0661, | |
| 30 | 30 | Natural Resources Code, as added by this Act. | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |