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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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NATURAL RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 3. OIL AND GAS |
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Subtitle D. REGULATION OF SPECIFIC BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS |
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Chapter 117. HAZARDOUS LIQUID OR CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 117.001. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.
(2) "Hazardous liquid" means:
(A) petroleum or any petroleum product; and
(B) any substance or material which is in liquid state, excluding liquefied natural gas, when transported by pipeline facilities and which has been determined by the United States secretary of transportation to pose an unreasonable risk to life or property when transported by pipeline facilities.
(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.