Bill Text: TX HB3929 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to enforce federal regulations on blasting by aggregate production operations.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-21 - Referred to Energy Resources [HB3929 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3929-Introduced.html
| 86R11621 JXC-D | ||
| By: Wilson | H.B. No. 3929 | |
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| relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to | ||
| enforce federal regulations on blasting by aggregate production | ||
| operations. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 28A.001, Water Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subdivision (5-a) to read as follows: | ||
| (5-a) "Railroad commission" means the Railroad | ||
| Commission of Texas. | ||
| SECTION 2. Chapter 28A, Water Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subchapter D to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER D. RAILROAD COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE FEDERAL | ||
| REGULATIONS | ||
| Sec. 28A.151. RAILROAD COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE | ||
| FEDERAL REGULATIONS. The railroad commission may enforce a | ||
| provision of regulations applicable to blasting at an aggregate | ||
| production operation adopted by the Mine Safety and Health | ||
| Administration under 30 C.F.R. Chapter 1 if the enforcement program | ||
| is approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
