Tex.
Utils. Code Section 121.214
Pipeline Incident Reporting and Records
(a)
In this section:(1)
“Distribution gas pipeline facility” means a pipeline facility that distributes natural gas directly to end use customers.(2)
“Pipeline incident” means an event involving a release of gas from a pipeline that:(A)
under federal regulations, gives rise to a duty of a distribution gas pipeline facility operator to report the event to a federal agency; or(B)
results in one or more of the following consequences:(i)
a death or a personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization;(ii)
estimated property damage greater than or equal to the greater of:(a)
$50,000, including loss to the operator, loss to others, or both, but excluding cost of gas lost; or(b)
an amount under federal regulations that gives rise to the duty of a distribution gas pipeline facility operator to report the event to a federal agency; or(iii)
unintentional estimated gas loss of three million cubic feet or more.(3)
“State record” has the meaning assigned by Section 441.180 (Definitions), Government Code.(b)
The railroad commission by rule shall require a distribution gas pipeline facility operator, after a pipeline incident involving the operator’s pipelines, to:(1)
notify the commission of the incident before the expiration of one hour following the operator’s discovery of the incident;(2)
provide the following information to the commission before the expiration of one hour following the operator’s discovery of the incident:(A)
the pipeline operator’s name and telephone number;(B)
the location of the incident;(C)
the time of the incident; and(D)
the telephone number of the operator’s on-site person; and(3)
provide the following information to the commission when the information is known by the operator:(A)
the fatalities and personal injuries caused by the incident;(B)
the cost of gas lost;(C)
estimated property damage to the operator and others;(D)
any other significant facts relevant to the incident, including facts related to ignition, explosion, rerouting of traffic, evacuation of a building, and media interest; and(E)
other information required under federal regulations to be provided to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or a successor agency after a pipeline incident or similar incident.(c)
The railroad commission shall retain state records of the railroad commission regarding a pipeline incident perpetually.
Source:
Section 121.214 — Pipeline Incident Reporting and Records, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.121.htm#121.214 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).
