Texas Natural Resources Code § 81.055 Pipeline System Financial Responsibility Requirements

Sec. 81.055. PIPELINE SYSTEM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(132), eff. June 17, 2011.

(b) If the legislature finds that adoption of such a requirement is desirable, the commission by rule may require an owner, operator, or manager of a pipeline system to obtain evidence of financial responsibility. The rules must specify the appropriate form and amount of that evidence and may require evidence of financial responsibility in different amounts for different pipeline systems, taking into consideration whether the pipeline system:

(1) has a history of discharges or other violations of regulatory requirements; or

(2) is located over a public drinking water supply, a natural resource, or a critical groundwater resource or near a school or populated area.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(132), eff. June 17, 2011.

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