Bill Text: TX HB2663 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the effect of rules and standards adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas relating to the liquefied petroleum gas industry on ordinances, orders, or rules adopted by political subdivisions relating to that industry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB2663 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2663-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 2663 |
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relating to the effect of rules and standards adopted by the | ||
Railroad Commission of Texas relating to the liquefied petroleum | ||
gas industry on ordinances, orders, or rules adopted by political | ||
subdivisions relating to that industry. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 113, Natural Resources | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 113.054 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 113.054. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. The rules and standards | ||
promulgated and adopted by the commission under Section 113.051 | ||
preempt and supersede any ordinance, order, or rule adopted by a | ||
political subdivision of this state relating to any aspect or phase | ||
of the liquefied petroleum gas industry. A political subdivision | ||
may petition the commission's executive director for permission to | ||
promulgate more restrictive rules and standards only if the | ||
political subdivision can prove that the more restrictive rules and | ||
standards enhance public safety. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 2663 was passed by the House on May 4, | ||
2011, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 3 present, not | ||
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
No. 2663 on May 26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, | ||
2 present, not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 2663 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays | ||
0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |