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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of saltwater pipelines by the Railroad |
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Commission of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.051(a), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission has jurisdiction over all: |
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(1) common carrier pipelines defined in Section |
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111.002 of this code in Texas; |
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(1-a) saltwater pipelines in Texas; |
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(2) oil and gas wells in Texas; |
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(3) persons owning or operating pipelines in Texas, |
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including saltwater pipelines; and |
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(4) persons owning or engaged in drilling or operating |
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oil or gas wells in Texas. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |