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Texas Utilities Code - Chapter 121 Gas PipelinesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Utilities Code > Texas Utilities Code - Chapter 121 Gas Pipelines (a) In this chapter, "gas utility" means a person who owns, manages, operates, leases, or controls in this state property or equipment or a pipeline, ... A person is not a gas utility solely because the person is an affiliate of a gas utility. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § ... (a) The act or acts of transporting, delivering, selling, or otherwise making available natural gas for fuel, either directly or indirectly, to an owner of ... Except as provided by Section 121.001(a)(2), a person is not a gas utility if the person certifies to the railroad commission that the person transports ... (a) Except as provided by Section 121.001(a)(2), a person is not a gas utility if the person certifies to the railroad commission that the person ... A person is not a gas utility to the extent that the person: (1) sells natural gas for use as vehicle fuel; (2) sells natural ... (a) A gas utility, including a business described by Section 121.001(a)(3), is affected with a public interest. (b) A business described by Section 121.001(a)(3) is ... (a) The operation of a pipeline for buying, selling, transporting, producing, or otherwise dealing in natural gas is a business which in its nature and ... (a) A gas utility shall maintain an office in this state in a county in which some part of the gas utility's property is located. ... The railroad commission may require a person or corporation that owns, controls, or operates a pipeline subject to this chapter to make to the commission ... (a) A gas utility that provides gas to a customer does not have an obligation to serve the customer or to maintain the gas supply ... (a) A pipeline gas utility may not: (1) discriminate in favor of or against any person or place in: (A) apportioning the supply of natural ... The railroad commission shall: (1) establish and enforce the adequate and reasonable price of gas and fair and reasonable rates of charges and rules for ... The railroad commission shall exercise power under Section 121.151: (1) on: (A) its own motion; (B) the petition of a person or county commissioner's precinct ... The railroad commission, after notice to a person or corporation owning, controlling, or operating a pipeline subject to this chapter and after a hearing, may ... (a) On a complaint against a person or corporation owning or operating a pipeline business subject to this chapter filed by any person authorized by ... A gas utility the rates of which have been reduced by a municipality may appeal the municipal order, decision, regulation, or ordinance to the railroad ... (a) The railroad commission may employ or appoint persons as necessary to: (1) inspect and audit records or receipts, disbursements, vouchers, prices, payrolls, time cards, ... All expenses, including witness fees and mileage, employee wages and fees, and the salary and expenses of the chief supervisor of the oil and gas ... (a) The railroad commission may: (1) by rule prescribe or adopt safety standards for the transportation of gas and for gas pipeline facilities, including safety ... (a) The railroad commission shall adopt rules regarding: (1) public education and awareness relating to gas pipeline facilities; and (2) community liaison for responding to ... (a) A municipality or a county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance that establishes a safety standard or practice applicable to a facility that ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section or Section 182.025, Tax Code, a municipality may not assess a charge for the placement, construction, maintenance, ... The attorney general, on behalf of the railroad commission, is entitled to injunctive relief to restrain a violation of a safety standard adopted under this ... Each day of each violation of a safety standard adopted under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000, except ... A civil penalty under Section 121.204 may be compromised by the attorney general who in determining a compromise shall consider: (1) the appropriateness of the ... (a) The railroad commission may assess an administrative penalty against a person who violates Section 121.201 or a safety standard or other rule prescribed or ... (a) An administrative penalty may be assessed only after a person charged under Section 121.206 has been given an opportunity for a public hearing. (b) ... Not later than the 30th day after the date the railroad commission's decision or order imposing an administrative penalty becomes final as provided by Section ... If through judicial review of a decision or order regarding an administrative penalty it is determined that a violation did not occur or that the ... An administrative penalty owed under Sections 121.206-121.208 may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of the railroad ... (a) The railroad commission by rule may adopt an inspection fee to be assessed annually against operators of natural gas distribution pipelines and their pipeline ... The railroad commission shall investigate the use of malodorants by a person, firm, or corporation in the business of: (1) handling, storing, selling, or distributing ... (a) The railroad commission, by rule as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, may: (1) require a person, firm, or corporation subject ... This subchapter does not apply to gas transported out of this state. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. ... (a) On application of the railroad commission, a court having jurisdiction to appoint a receiver may appoint a receiver to control and manage, under the ... (a) A gas utility is subject to a civil penalty if the gas utility: (1) violates this chapter; (2) fails to perform a duty imposed ... (a) A penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each violation is recoverable by any person against whom discrimination prohibited ... (a) The railroad commission may assess an administrative penalty against a gas utility that violates this chapter, fails to perform a duty imposed by this ... (a) An administrative penalty may be assessed under Section 121.304 only after a gas utility charged under Section 121.304 has been given an opportunity for ... (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the railroad commission's decision or order imposing an administrative penalty becomes final as provided by ... (a) The district courts of Travis County have exclusive jurisdiction of the appeal of an order or decision of the railroad commission assessing an administrative ... If through judicial review of a decision or order regarding an administrative penalty it is determined that a violation did not occur or that the ... An administrative penalty owed under Sections 121.304-121.308 may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of the railroad ... (a) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person is an owner, officer, director, agent, or employee of a person or corporation owning, operating, ... (a) A gas utility or other party at interest may appeal to a court a decision of any rate, classification, rule, charge, order, or act ... In a trial under this subchapter, the burden of proof is on the plaintiff, who must show by clear and satisfactory evidence that the rate, ... An appeal from an action under Section 121.402: (1) is at once returnable to the appellate court; and (2) has precedence in the appellate court ... 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 ... This subchapter does not apply to: (1) an extension of an existing sour gas pipeline facility that is in compliance with the railroad commission's rules ... (a) A person may not begin construction of a sour gas pipeline facility before the person obtains from the railroad commission a permit to construct ... (a) The railroad commission by order may approve an application for a permit to construct a sour gas pipeline facility if the railroad commission finds ... This subchapter applies to a facility of a public elementary or secondary school, including a charter school, or a private elementary or secondary school, but ... In this subchapter, "supplier" means an individual or company that sells and delivers natural gas to a school facility. If more than one individual or ... (a) A person responsible for a school facility shall perform biennial pressure tests on the natural gas piping system in the school facility. The tests ... (a) The person responsible for a school facility shall perform the pressure test to determine whether the natural gas piping downstream of the school facility's ... (a) A person responsible for a school facility shall provide written notice to the school's supplier specifying the date and result of each pressure test ... (a) A supplier shall terminate service to a school facility if: (1) the supplier receives official notification from the firm or individual conducting the test ... An identified natural gas leakage in a school district facility must be reported to the board of trustees of the district in which the facility ... The railroad commission shall enforce this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, § 18.14(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |