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TX Nat Res Code § 116.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter C. Licensing and Registration|Section 116.037. Disciplinary Action

Sec. 116.037.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  (a)  The commission shall notify a licensee or registrant in writing if it finds probable violation or noncompliance with this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.(b)  The notice shall specify the particular acts, omissions, or conduct comprising the alleged violation and shall designate a date by which the violation must be corrected or discontinued.(c)  The licensee or registrant shall report timely compliance or shall request extension of time for compliance if considered necessary.(d)  If a licensee or registrant objects to the complaint or requirements under this section, or if the commission determines that the licensee or registrant is not proceeding adequately to compliance, then, on written request of the licensee or registrant or order of the commission, a public hearing must be conducted.(e)  If the commission or division determines that the probable violation or noncompliance constitutes an immediate danger to the public health, safety, and welfare, it shall require the immediate cessation of the probable violation or noncompliance and proceed with a hearing.(f)  The commission shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license or registration or shall reprimand the licensee or registrant if the commission finds that the licensee or registrant has violated or failed to comply with or is violating or failing to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.(g)  The commission may place on probation a person whose license or registration is suspended.  If a license or registration suspension is probated, the commission may require the person:(1)  to report regularly to the commission on matters that are the basis of the probation;(2)  to limit practice to the areas prescribed by the commission;  or(3)  to continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the commission in those areas that are the basis of the probation.(h)  Any party to a proceeding before the commission is entitled to judicial review under the substantial evidence rule.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 59, 60, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter C. Licensing and Registration|Section 116.038. Staggered Renewal of Licenses

Sec. 116.038.  STAGGERED RENEWAL OF LICENSES.  The commission by rule may adopt a system under which license and registration fees required by Section 116.032 of this code expire on various dates during the year.  For the year in which the license and registration expiration dates are changed, license and registration fees payable on a specified date shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each licensee shall pay only that portion of the license and registration fees that is allowable to the number of months during which the license and registration is valid.  On renewal of the license and registration on the new expiration date, the total license and registration fees are payable.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Regulation|Section 116.071. Registration Rules

Sec. 116.071.  REGISTRATION RULES.  The commission shall adopt rules relating to the registration of motor vehicles that are equipped with a CNG or LNG cargo tank and motor vehicles used principally to transport compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas in portable cylinders or containers.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Regulation|Section 116.072. Registration

Sec. 116.072.  REGISTRATION.  (a)  Each motor vehicle that is equipped with a CNG or LNG cargo tank and each motor vehicle used principally to transport CNG or LNG in portable cylinders or containers must be registered with the commission as provided by commission rules.(b)  The commission may not impose a fee for registration under this section on a motor vehicle owned by a county.(c)  The commission by rule shall establish a reasonable, nonrefundable annual registration and transfer fee for each CNG or LNG cargo trailer, semitrailer, bobtail, and cylinder-delivery unit registered or transferred as follows:(1)  the annual registration fee established by the commission shall not be less than $100 nor more than $500;  and(2)  the annual transfer fee established by the commission shall not be less than $25 nor more than $100.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 375, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 66, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Regulation|Section 116.073. Safety Rules

Sec. 116.073.  SAFETY RULES.  The commission shall adopt safety rules relating to the transportation of compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas in this state.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Regulation|Section 116.074. Cooperation of the Department of Public Safety

Sec. 116.074.  COOPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.  The Department of Public Safety shall cooperate with the commission in administering and enforcing this chapter and rules of the commission relating to regulation of motor vehicles required to be registered under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Regulation|Section 116.075. Application of Other Laws

Sec. 116.075.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.  This chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter do not modify, amend, or repeal any laws of this state relating to the regulation of motor carriers.|Renumbered from Sec. 116.076 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 116.101. Malodorants

Sec. 116.101.  MALODORANTS.  Compressed natural gas must be odorized as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 121, Utilities Code.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.43, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 116.102. Testing Laboratories

Sec. 116.102.  TESTING LABORATORIES.  The commission shall adopt rules relating to testing of CNG and LNG equipment and to the qualifications required of the persons who are to perform those tests.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 116.103. Warning Tags

Sec. 116.103.  WARNING TAGS.  (a)  An employee, agent, or inspector of the commission may declare unsafe or dangerous for service any motor vehicle required to be registered under this chapter or any CNG or LNG equipment or system that is defective or that does not otherwise conform to the safety requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter and shall attach a warning tag to the motor vehicle, equipment, or system in a conspicuous location.(b)  A person may not sell, furnish, deliver, or supply compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas for use or consumption by or through a motor vehicle or system in a public place or operate a motor vehicle having CNG or LNG equipment to which a warning tag is attached.(c)  A warning tag may be removed on approval of the commission or by a person designated by the commission to remove the tag.  A warning tag may not be removed by any person who is not authorized to remove the tag by the commission.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 116.141. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 116.141.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a)  On request of the commission, the attorney general shall bring suit in the name of the state to enjoin a person from violating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.(b)  A suit for injunction instituted under this section is in addition to other remedies available to the commission under this chapter.(c)  A suit seeking injunctive relief under this section shall be brought in a district court in Travis County.(d)  The commission is not required to provide a bond in a suit instituted under this section.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 116.142. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 116.142.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who knowingly violates this chapter or rules adopted by the commission under this chapter commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000.(c)  Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 116.143. Administrative Penalty

Sec. 116.143.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  If a person violates this chapter, a rule of the commission adopted under this chapter, or a term, condition, or provision of a license or registration issued by the commission under this chapter and the violation results in pollution of the air or water of this state or poses a threat to the public safety, the person may be assessed a civil penalty by the commission.(b)  The penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation.  Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments.(c)  In determining the amount of the penalty, the commission shall consider the person's history of previous violations of this chapter, the seriousness of the violation, any hazard to the health or safety of the public, and the demonstrated good faith of the person charged.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 116.144. Penalty Assessment Procedure

Sec. 116.144.  PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.  (a)  A civil penalty under Section 116.145 of this code may be assessed only after the person charged with the violation has been given an opportunity for a public hearing.(b)  If a public hearing has been held, the commission shall make findings of fact, and it shall issue a written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty that is warranted, incorporating, when appropriate, an order requiring that the penalty be paid.(c)  If appropriate, the commission shall consolidate the hearings with other proceedings under this chapter.(d)  If the person charged with the violation fails to avail himself of the opportunity for a public hearing, a civil penalty may be assessed by the commission after it has determined that a violation did occur and the amount of the penalty that is warranted.(e)  The commission shall then issue an order requiring that the penalty be paid.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 116.145. Payment of Penalty; Refund

Sec. 116.145.  PAYMENT OF PENALTY;  REFUND.  (a)  On the issuance of notice or an order charging that a violation has occurred, the commission shall inform the person charged within 30 days of the proposed amount of the penalty.(b)  Within the 30-day period immediately following the day on which the notice or order is issued, the person charged with the penalty shall pay the proposed penalty in full or, if the person wishes to contest either the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation, forward the proposed amount to the commission for placement in an escrow account.(c)  If through administrative or judicial review of the proposed penalty it is determined that no violation occurred or that the amount of the penalty should be reduced, the commission shall, within the 30-day period immediately following that determination, remit the appropriate amount to the person, with interest at the prevailing United States Department of the Treasury rate.(d)  Failure to forward the money to the commission within the time provided by Subsection (b) of this section results in a waiver of all legal rights to contest the violation or the amount of the penalty.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 116.146 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 116 - Compressed Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 116.146. Recovery of Penalty

Sec. 116.146.  RECOVERY OF PENALTY.  Civil penalties owed under Sections 116.143 through 116.145 of this code may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of the commission.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 487, ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 117.001. Definitions

Sec. 117.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.(2)  "Hazardous liquid" means:(A)  petroleum or any petroleum product;(B)  nonpetroleum fuel, including biofuel, that is flammable, toxic, or corrosive or would be harmful to the environment if released in significant quantities; and(C)  a substance or material, other than liquefied natural gas, determined by the United States secretary of transportation to pose an unreasonable risk to life or property when transported by a hazardous liquid pipeline facility in a liquid state.(3)  "Transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide" means the movement of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide by pipeline, or their storage incidental to movement, except that it does not include any such movement through gathering lines in rural locations or production, refining, or manufacturing facilities or storage or in-plant piping systems associated with any of those facilities.(4)  "Pipeline facilities" includes new and existing pipe, rights-of-way, and any equipment, facility, or building used or intended for use in the transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 28, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1177 (S.B. 901), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 117.011. Jurisdiction Under Delegated Federal Authority

Sec. 117.011.  JURISDICTION UNDER DELEGATED FEDERAL AUTHORITY.  (a)  The commission has jurisdiction over all pipeline transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide and over all hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline facilities as provided by 49 U.S.C. Section 60101 et seq. and its subsequent amendments or a succeeding law.(b)  The commission may seek designation by the United States secretary of transportation as an agent to conduct safety inspections of interstate hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline facilities located in this state.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 28, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 951, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 2982), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1177 (S.B. 901), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 117.013. Records and Reports

Sec. 117.013.  RECORDS AND REPORTS.  (a)  Each owner or operator of a pipeline engaged in the transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide within this state shall maintain records, make reports, and provide any information the commission may require under the jurisdiction granted by this chapter and 49 U.S.C. Section 60101 et seq. and its subsequent amendments or a succeeding law.(b)  The commission, by rule, shall designate the records that are required to be maintained and the reports that are to be filed by the owner or operator and shall provide forms for reports if necessary.(c)  The commission may require the owners or operators of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline facilities to prepare and make available for inspection by its employees or agents or file for approval a procedural manual for each such facility in accordance with the requirements of Title 49, Part 195.402, Code of Federal Regulations.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 28, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1177 (S.B. 901), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 117.014. Inspection and Examination of Records and Property

Sec. 117.014.  INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY.  (a)  The commission and its employees and designated agents may enter property on which is located pipeline facilities or any other property relating to the transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide by pipeline and may inspect and examine the records and property to the extent relevant to determine if a person is acting in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted by the commission under this chapter.(b)  Before the commission or its employees or designated agents enter property for the purposes of this section, the person requesting entry must present proper credentials to the person in charge at the property.(c)  Entry, examination, and inspection under this section may be made only at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 28, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties|Section 117.015. Compliance With Federal Law

Sec. 117.015.  COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.  The commission shall make reports and certifications to the United States Department of Transportation and shall take any other actions necessary to comply with 49 U.S.C. Section 60101 et seq. and its subsequent amendments or a succeeding law.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1177 (S.B. 901), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 117.051. Civil Penalty

Sec. 117.051.  CIVIL PENALTY.  A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200,000 for each act of violation and for each day of violation, provided that the maximum civil penalty that may be assessed for any related series of violations may not exceed $2 million.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 724, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 92, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 104 (S.B. 900), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|