H.B. No. 239
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to storage of flammable liquids at retail service stations
  in unincorporated areas and certain municipalities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 753.004, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsections (d) and (e) and adding Subsection
  (d-1) to read as follows:
         (d)  Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), gasoline 
  [Gasoline], diesel fuel, or kerosene may be stored in an
  aboveground storage tank [with a capacity of not more than 4,000
  gallons] at a retail service station located in an unincorporated
  area or in a municipality with a population of less than 5,000.
         (d-1)  A commissioners court of a county with a population of
  3.3 million or more may by order limit the maximum volume of an
  aboveground storage tank in an unincorporated area of the county in
  accordance with the county fire code.
         (e)  Under Subsection (d), a retail service station may have
  a tank [not exceeding the specified capacity] for each separate
  grade of gasoline, diesel fuel, or kerosene, but may not have more
  than one tank [of that capacity] for the same grade.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 239 was passed by the House on May 5,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 3, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 239 was passed by the Senate on May
  20, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor