Part 1. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 8. PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS
Subchapter C. REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY
The Railroad Commission of Texas adopts amendments to §8.201, relating to Pipeline Safety Program Fees, without changes to the version published in the February 23, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 697). The adopted amendments in §8.201(b) change the calendar year for the reports from 2005 to 2006, and change the deadline by which the annual pipeline safety program fee is to be paid from March 15, 2006, to April 20, 2007.
The Commission received no comments on the proposed amendments.
The Commission adopts the amendments under Texas Utilities Code, §§121.201 - 121.210, which authorize the Commission to adopt safety standards and practices applicable to the transportation of gas and to associated pipeline facilities within Texas to the maximum degree permissible under, and to take any other requisite action in accordance with, 49 United States Code Annotated, §§60101, et seq.; and Texas Utilities Code, §121.211, which authorizes the Railroad Commission to adopt, by rule, an inspection fee to be assessed annually against operators of natural gas distribution pipelines and their pipeline facilities.
Texas Utilities Code, §§121.201 - 121.211; and 49 United States Code Annotated, §§60101, et seq., are affected by the adopted amendments.
Statutory authority: Texas Utilities Code, §§121.201- 121.211; and 49 United States Code Annotated, §§60101, et seq.
Cross-reference to statute: Texas Utilities Code, Chapter 121, and 49 United States Code Annotated, Chapter 601.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on March 29, 2007.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 29, 2007.
TRD-200701209
Mary Ross McDonald
Managing Director
Railroad Commission of Texas
Effective date: April 18, 2007
Proposal publication date: February 23, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1295