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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the effect of rules and standards adopted by the |
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Railroad Commission of Texas relating to the liquefied petroleum |
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gas industry on ordinances, orders, or rules adopted by political |
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subdivisions relating to that industry. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 113.054, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 113.054. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. The rules and standards |
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promulgated and adopted by the commission under Section 113.051 do |
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not preempt or [and] supersede any ordinance, order, or rule |
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adopted by a political subdivision of this state relating to any |
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aspect or phase of the liquefied petroleum gas industry. [A
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political subdivision may petition the commission's executive
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director for permission to promulgate more restrictive rules and
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standards only if the political subdivision can prove that the more
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restrictive rules and standards enhance public safety.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |