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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for the construction of a natural gas |
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pipeline. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 121, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 121.105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 121.105. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION |
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OF PIPELINE. A person seeking to construct a pipeline to which this |
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chapter applies may not begin construction of the pipeline unless |
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the person first performs an analysis to identify and assess |
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potential impacts on endangered and threatened species, air and |
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water quality, aquifers, and historic, cultural, and |
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archaeological sites that could result from the construction and |
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operation of the pipeline and delivers the analysis to the railroad |
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commission in writing. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the construction of a pipeline that begins on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. Construction that begins before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before |
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that date, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |