{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-118.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 118.001","heading":"AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PLAN FOR PIPELINE ASSESSMENT OR TESTING.","body":"(a) The Railroad Commission of Texas by rule may require an operator to file for commission approval a plan for assessment or testing of a pipeline if the commission finds that:\n(1) there is reason to believe that the pipeline may present a hazard to public health or safety;\n(2) the commission lacks adequate information to assess the risk to public health or safety presented by the pipeline; or\n(3) a plan is necessary for the commission to initiate or complete a pipeline safety investigation.\n(b) The Railroad Commission of Texas may take enforcement action against a person who fails to:\n(1) submit a required plan; or\n(2) participate in a pipeline safety investigation.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE D. REGULATION OF SPECIFIC BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 118. PIPELINE ASSESSMENT AND TESTING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.118.htm#118.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"5c1051d37f8f7d2e71f97bf40398a0802a39ef15ae4c42998896ba34e750a314","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-117.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-118.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}