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Texas Utilities Code - Section 121.451. Definitions

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§ 121.451. DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                                
		(1)  "Affected party" means the owner or occupant of 
real property located in the radius of exposure, as computed in 
accordance with a methodology approved by the railroad commission, 
of the proposed route of a sour gas pipeline facility.
		(2)  "Construction" includes any activity conducted 
during the initial construction of a pipeline, including the 
removal of earth, vegetation, or obstructions along the proposed 
pipeline right-of-way.  The term does not include:
			(A)  surveying or acquiring the right-of-way;  or                            
			(B)  clearing the right-of-way with the consent of 
the owner.              
		(3)  "Low-pressure gathering system" means a pipeline 
that operates at a working pressure of less than 50 pounds per 
square inch.
		(4)  "Sour gas pipeline facility" means a pipeline 
facility that contains a concentration of 100 parts per million or 
more of hydrogen sulfide.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, § 18.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 
1999.   

Last modified: August 11, 2007