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TX Util § 121.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined|Section 121.001. Definition of Gas Utility

Sec. 121.001.  DEFINITION OF GAS UTILITY.  (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, plant, facility, franchise, license, or permit for a business that:(1)  transports, conveys, distributes, or delivers natural gas:(A)  for public use or service for compensation;(B)  for sale to municipalities or persons engaged in distributing or selling natural gas to the public, in a situation described by Subdivision (3);(C)  for sale or delivery to a person operating under a franchise or contract with a political subdivision of this state;  or(D)  for sale or delivery to the public for domestic or other use;(2)  owns, operates, or manages a pipeline:(A)  that is for transporting or carrying natural gas, whether for public hire or not;  and(B)  for which the right-of-way has been or is hereafter acquired by exercising the right of eminent domain;  or(3)  produces or purchases natural gas and transports or causes the transportation of natural gas by a pipeline to or near the limits of a municipality in which the gas is received and distributed or sold to the public by another gas utility or by the municipality in a situation in which the business is the only or practically the only agency of supply of natural gas to the gas utility or municipality.(b)  In this subchapter, "person" means an individual, company, limited liability company, or private corporation and includes a lessee, trustee, or receiver of an individual, company, limited liability company, or private corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 11, Sec. 2, eff. May 3, 1999.|
TX Util § 121.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined|Section 121.002. Affiliate of Gas Utility Excluded

Sec. 121.002.  AFFILIATE OF GAS UTILITY EXCLUDED.  A person is not a gas utility solely because the person is an affiliate of a gas utility.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined|Section 121.003. Agricultural Service Excluded

Sec. 121.003.  AGRICULTURAL SERVICE EXCLUDED.  (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 an irrigation well, or the sale, transportation, or delivery of natural gas for any other direct use in an agricultural activity, does not make a person a gas utility or make the person subject to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the railroad commission as a gas utility.(b)  In order for a person furnishing natural gas to qualify for the exemption under Subsection (a), the person to whom the gas was furnished under Subsection (a) shall use the gas exclusively to pump water for farm and other agricultural purposes.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined|Section 121.004. Transportation of Gas Solely for Interstate Commerce Excluded

Sec. 121.004.  TRANSPORTATION OF GAS SOLELY FOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE EXCLUDED.  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 natural or synthetic gas, for sale, for hire, or otherwise, solely in, or in the vicinity of, the field or fields where the gas is produced, to another person for transportation or sale in interstate commerce.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined|Section 121.005. Transportation of Gas in Vicinity of Place of Production Excluded

Sec. 121.005.  TRANSPORTATION OF GAS IN VICINITY OF PLACE OF PRODUCTION EXCLUDED.  (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 transports natural or synthetic gas, for sale, for hire, or otherwise, solely:(1)  in, or in the vicinity of, the field or fields where the gas is produced to a gas processing plant or treating facility;(2)  from the outlet of a gas processing plant or treating facility described by Subdivision (1) to a person:(A)  at, or in the vicinity of, the plant or treating facility;  or(B)  described by Subdivision (3) or Section 121.004;  or(3)  to another person in, or in the vicinity of, the field or fields where the gas is produced for transportation or sale in intrastate commerce.(b)  A person is not a gas utility because the person delivers or sells gas:(1)  for lease use, compressor fuel, processing plant fuel, or a similar use;(2)  under a lease or right-of-way agreement;(3)  in, or in the vicinity of, the field where the gas is produced;  or(4)  at a processing plant outlet.(c)  Subsection (b) does not exclude as a gas utility a pipeline that:(1)  transmits or distributes to end users of gas, other than:(A)  those described by Subsection (b);  or(B)  a person who qualifies for the exemption provided by Section 121.003;  or(2)  makes city-gate deliveries for local distribution.(d)  The railroad commission may review a certification made by a person under Subsection (a).  The railroad commission shall invite a person whose certification is being reviewed to an informal meeting to resolve the person's status under this subsection. If the person's status remains unresolved after the informal meeting and there is sufficient reason to move forward, the railroad commission shall provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing. After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the railroad commission may determine whether the person is eligible for an exemption under this subsection.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 406 (H.B. 1883), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Util § 121.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined|Section 121.006. Vehicle Fuel Excluded

Sec. 121.006.  VEHICLE FUEL EXCLUDED.  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 gas to a person who later sells the natural gas for use as vehicle fuel;  or(3)  owns or operates equipment or facilities to sell or transport the natural gas for ultimate use as vehicle fuel.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined|Section 121.007. Transportation of Gas to and From Liquefied Natural Gas Marine Terminal Excluded

Sec. 121.007.  TRANSPORTATION OF GAS TO AND FROM LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS MARINE TERMINAL EXCLUDED.  (a)  A person who owns or operates a natural gas pipeline, a liquefied natural gas pipeline, or an underground storage facility is not a gas utility if the person certifies to the railroad commission that the person uses the pipeline or underground storage facility solely to deliver natural gas or liquefied natural gas or the constituents of natural gas or liquefied natural gas:(1)  to a liquefied natural gas marine terminal;(2)  from a liquefied natural gas marine terminal to the owner of the gas or another person on behalf of the owner of the gas;(3)  that is acquired, liquefied, or sold by the person as necessary for the operation or maintenance of its facility that is excluded as a gas utility under this section; or(4)  that has been stored for export.(b)  This section does not confer the power of eminent domain to a pipeline or underground storage facility excluded as a gas utility under this section.(c)  This section does not create an exception to the applicability of a pipeline safety requirement provided under this chapter or a penalty for a violation of such a requirement.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 406 (H.B. 1883), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (S.B. 1826), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 104 (S.B. 900), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 121.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined|Section 121.008. Certain Storage Facilities Owned by Electric Cooperatives Excluded

Sec. 121.008.  CERTAIN STORAGE FACILITIES OWNED BY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES EXCLUDED.  An electric cooperative, as that term is defined by Section 11.003, or its subsidiary, that sells electricity at wholesale is not a gas utility or subject to regulation as a gas utility solely because it provides gas storage services for hire if the gas storage facility is predominantly operated to support the integration of renewable resources.  Such a gas storage facility may not have a working gas capacity of greater than five billion cubic feet.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 312), Sec. 2, eff. April 21, 2011.|
TX Util § 121.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter B. Public Policy|Section 121.051. Gas Utility: Public Interest and Jurisdiction of Railroad Commission

Sec. 121.051.  GAS UTILITY:  PUBLIC INTEREST AND JURISDICTION OF RAILROAD COMMISSION.  (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 virtual monopoly.(c)  A business described by Section 121.001(a)(3) and the property of the business used in this state is subject to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the railroad commission as provided by this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter B. Public Policy|Section 121.052. Pipelines: Monopolies Subject to Railroad Commission

Sec. 121.052.  PIPELINES:  MONOPOLIES SUBJECT TO RAILROAD COMMISSION.  (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 according to the established method of conducting the business is a monopoly.(b)  A business described by this section may not be conducted unless the gas pipeline used in connection with the business is subject to the jurisdiction conferred by this chapter on the railroad commission.(c)  The attorney general shall enforce this section by injunction or other remedy.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter C. Duties of Gas Utilities and Pipelines|Section 121.101. Maintenance of Office and Records in This State

Sec. 121.101.  MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE AND RECORDS IN THIS STATE.  (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 gas utility shall keep in this office all books, accounts, papers, records, vouchers, and receipts that the railroad commission requires.(b)  A book, account, paper, record, receipt, voucher, or other item of information required by the railroad commission to be kept in this state may not be removed from this state except as prescribed by the railroad commission.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter C. Duties of Gas Utilities and Pipelines|Section 121.102. Operator's Report

Sec. 121.102.  OPERATOR'S REPORT.  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 sworn report of any matter relating to the business of the person or corporation that the commission determines to be pertinent, including:(1)  the total quantity of gas distributed by the pipelines;(2)  the total quantity of gas held in storage;(3)  the source of supply of gas;(4)  the number of wells from which the person or corporation draws its supply;(5)  the amount of pipeline pressure maintained;  and(6)  the amount and character and description of the equipment used.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter C. Duties of Gas Utilities and Pipelines|Section 121.103. Duty to Serve Certain Users Extinguished

Sec. 121.103.  DUTY TO SERVE CERTAIN USERS EXTINGUISHED.  (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 or physical capacity to serve the customer if the customer:(1)  is a transportation, industrial, commercial, or other similar large-volume contract customer;(2)  is an end-use customer of the gas utility;(3)  reduces or ceases the purchase of natural gas or natural gas service from the gas utility;  and(4)  purchases natural gas or natural gas service from another supplier or purchases an alternate form of energy.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that:(1)  the customer continues to purchase natural gas or natural gas service of any class from the gas utility;  or(2)  the gas utility has a written contract to provide natural gas or natural gas service of any class to the customer.(c)  This section does not prevent the railroad commission from requiring a gas utility to comply with an order of the railroad commission in apportioning gas under a curtailment plan and order.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a gas utility that has provided gas to a commercial customer is obligated to serve that customer if the gas utility has a sufficient gas supply and physical capacity to do so without reducing service to its other customers.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Util § 121.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter C. Duties of Gas Utilities and Pipelines|Section 121.104. Discrimination in Service and Charges Prohibited

Sec. 121.104.  DISCRIMINATION IN SERVICE AND CHARGES PROHIBITED.  (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 gas;  or(B)  charging for natural gas;  or(2)  directly or indirectly charge, demand, collect, or receive from anyone a greater or lesser compensation for a service provided than the compensation charged, demanded, or received from another for a similar and contemporaneous service.(b)  This section does not limit the right of the railroad commission to prescribe:(1)  different rates and rules for the use of natural gas for manufacturing and similar purposes;  or(2)  rates and rules for service from or to other or different places.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter D. Regulation by Railroad Commission|Section 121.151. Railroad Commission Regulation of Gas Pipelines

Sec. 121.151.  RAILROAD COMMISSION REGULATION OF GAS PIPELINES.  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 transporting, producing, distributing, buying, selling, and delivering gas by pipelines subject to this chapter in this state;(2)  establish fair and equitable rules for the full control and supervision of the pipelines subject to this chapter and all their holdings pertaining to the gas business in all their relations to the public, as the railroad commission determines to be proper;(3)  establish a fair and equitable division of the proceeds of the sale of gas between the companies transporting or producing the gas and the companies distributing or selling it;(4)  prescribe and enforce rules for the government and control of pipelines subject to this chapter in respect to their pipelines and producing, receiving, transporting, and distributing facilities;(5)  regulate and apportion the supply of gas between municipalities and between municipalities and corporations;  and(6)  prescribe fair and reasonable rules requiring pipelines subject to this chapter to augment their supply of gas, when:(A)  the supply of gas controlled by any gas pipeline is inadequate;  and(B)  the railroad commission determines that augmentation is practicable.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter D. Regulation by Railroad Commission|Section 121.152. Initiation of Regulatory Proceeding

Sec. 121.152.  INITIATION OF REGULATORY PROCEEDING.  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 showing a substantial interest in the subject;(C)  the petition of the attorney general;  or(D)  the petition of a district or county attorney of a county in which any portion of a business subject to this chapter is conducted;  and(2)  after notice has been given.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter D. Regulation by Railroad Commission|Section 121.153. Railroad Commission Review of Gas Pipeline Orders and Agreements

Sec. 121.153.  RAILROAD COMMISSION REVIEW OF GAS PIPELINE ORDERS AND AGREEMENTS.  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 review, revise, and regulate an order or agreement that is made by the person or corporation and establishes a price, rate, rule, regulation, or condition of service.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter D. Regulation by Railroad Commission|Section 121.154. Refund of Excess Charges

Sec. 121.154.  REFUND OF EXCESS CHARGES.  (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 Section 121.152 to file a petition and complaint and sustained in whole or in part by the railroad commission, each customer of the pipeline is entitled to reparation for or reimbursement of a rate or charge made or adopted by the pipeline for a purpose relating to the operation of that business, including a rate or charge for gas, service, or meter rental, or in the event of an inadequate supply of gas or inadequate service in any respect.(b)  The amount recoverable under Subsection (a) is the amount paid after the filing of the complaint in excess of the proper rate or charge of the pipeline as finally determined by the railroad commission.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter D. Regulation by Railroad Commission|Section 121.155. Rate Reduction or Determination by Municipality and Appeal

Sec. 121.155.  RATE REDUCTION OR DETERMINATION BY MUNICIPALITY AND APPEAL.  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 commission.  The appeal is initiated by filing with the railroad commission in the manner and on the conditions that the railroad commission may direct a petition for review and a bond.  The appeal is de novo.  The railroad commission shall set a hearing and may make any order or decision in relation to the matter appealed that the commission considers just and reasonable.  To change a rate, rental, or charge, a gas utility that is a local distributing company or concern and the rates of which have been established by a municipality must submit an application to the municipality in which the utility is located.  The municipality shall make a determination on an application not later than the 60th day after the date the application is filed.  If the municipality rejects the application or fails or refuses to act on the application on or before the deadline prescribed by this section, the gas utility may appeal to the railroad commission as provided by this section.  The railroad commission shall make a determination on the appeal not later than the 60th day after the date the appeal is filed unless the gas utility agrees in writing to a longer period.  The rates established by the municipality remain in effect until changed by the railroad commission.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 121.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 3 - Gas Regulation|Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use|Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines|Subchapter D. Regulation by Railroad Commission|Section 121.157. Railroad Commission Employees

Sec. 121.157.  RAILROAD COMMISSION EMPLOYEES.  (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, and books;(2)  inspect the property and records of a gas utility subject to this chapter;  and(3)  perform other services as directed by, or under the authority of, the railroad commission.(b)  The railroad commission shall set the amount of compensation for persons employed by the railroad commission.(c)  The chief supervisor of the oil and gas division of the railroad commission shall assist the railroad commission in the performance of the railroad commission's duties under this chapter, as directed by, and under the rules of, the railroad commission.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|