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AN ACT
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relating to safety rules for certain pipeline facilities and public |
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awareness. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 121.2015(c) and (d), Utilities Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) If the operator or operator's representative cannot |
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arrange a meeting in person after complying with Subsection (b), |
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the operator or the operator's representative shall [make an effort
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to] conduct community liaison activities by [means of a telephone
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conference call with the officials by] one of the following |
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methods: |
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(1) holding [mailing a written request for] a |
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telephone conference with [to] the appropriate officials [by
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certified mail, return receipt requested]; or |
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(2) delivering [sending a request for a telephone
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conference to the appropriate officials by facsimile transmission;
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or
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[(3)
making one or more telephone calls or e-mail
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message transmissions to the appropriate officials to request a
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telephone conference.
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[(d)
If the operator or the operator's representative has
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made the efforts required by Subsections (b) and (c) but has not
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successfully arranged a meeting in person or a telephone
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conference,] the community liaison information required to be |
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conveyed [may be delivered by mailing the information] by certified |
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mail, return receipt requested. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 117.012(i) and (j), Natural Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(i) If the operator or operator's representative cannot |
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arrange a meeting in person after complying with Subsection (h), |
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the operator or the operator's representative shall [make an
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effort, by one of the following methods, to] conduct community |
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liaison activities by one of the following methods [means of a
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telephone conference call with the officials]: |
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(1) holding [mailing a written request for] a |
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telephone conference with [to] the appropriate officials [by
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certified mail, return receipt requested]; or |
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(2) delivering [sending a request for a telephone
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conference to the appropriate officials by facsimile transmission;
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or
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[(3)
making one or more telephone calls or e-mail
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message transmissions to the appropriate officials to request a
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telephone conference.
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[(j)
If the operator or the operator's representative has
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made the efforts required by Subsections (h) and (i) but has not
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successfully arranged a meeting in person or a telephone
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conference,] the community liaison information required to be |
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conveyed [may be delivered by mailing the information] by certified |
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mail, return receipt requested. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4300 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2009, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4300 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4300 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |