Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 118.001 · Chapter 118. PIPELINE ASSESSMENT AND TESTING
AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PLAN FOR PIPELINE ASSESSMENT OR TESTING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The Railroad Commission of Texas by rule may require an operator to file for commission approval a plan for assessment or testing of a pipeline if the commission finds that:
(1) there is reason to believe that the pipeline may present a hazard to public health or safety;
(2) the commission lacks adequate information to assess the risk to public health or safety presented by the pipeline; or
(3) a plan is necessary for the commission to initiate or complete a pipeline safety investigation.
(b) The Railroad Commission of Texas may take enforcement action against a person who fails to:
(1) submit a required plan; or
(2) participate in a pipeline safety investigation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.118.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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