Texas Natural Resources Code - Section 91.255. Safety Standards And Practices
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§ 91.255. SAFETY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. (a) The
commission by rule shall adopt safety standards and practices for
natural gas underground storage and storage facilities. The
standards and practices must:
(1) require the installation and periodic testing of
safety devices;
(2) establish emergency notification procedures for
the operator of a facility in the event of a release of a hazardous
substance that poses a substantial risk to the public;
(3) establish fire prevention and response
procedures;
(4) require training for the employees of the storage
facility on the safe operation of the storage facility; and
(5) establish any other safety standard or practice
that is reasonable and necessary for underground natural gas
storage and the safe construction, operation, and maintenance of a
storage facility.
(b) The commission may adopt different standards and
practices for different types of storage facilities and may
distinguish among natural gas underground storage in salt dome
caverns, depleted reservoirs, and embedded salt formations.
(c) The commission may grant an exception to a standard or
practice adopted under this section in a permit or amended permit
issued to a storage facility if the exception will not constitute an
unreasonable danger to the public.
(d) The commission may impose an additional standard or
practice in a permit or amended permit issued to a storage facility.
(e) A safety standard or practice adopted by the commission
for a storage facility that is part of an intrastate gas pipeline
facility must be compatible with federal minimum standards.
(f) The commission shall require that records of safety
device tests required by Subsection (a)(1) be:
(1) filed with the commission; or
(2) maintained by the owner or operator and made
available for inspection by the commission.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 91.205 91.206 91.207 91.251 91.252 91.253 91.254 91.255 91.256 91.257 91.258 91.259 91.260 91.261 91.262
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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