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Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined
Section 121.001. Definition of Gas Utility - Sec. 121.001. DEFINITION OF GAS UTILITY. (a) In this chapter,...
Section 121.002. Affiliate of Gas Utility Excluded - Sec. 121.002. AFFILIATE OF GAS UTILITY EXCLUDED. A person is...
Section 121.003. Agricultural Service Excluded - Sec. 121.003. AGRICULTURAL SERVICE EXCLUDED. (a) The act or acts...
Section 121.004. Transportation of Gas Solely for Interstate Commerce Excluded - Sec. 121.004. TRANSPORTATION OF GAS SOLELY FOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE EXCLUDED....
Section 121.005. Transportation of Gas in Vicinity of Place of Production Excluded - Sec. 121.005. TRANSPORTATION OF GAS IN VICINITY OF PLACE OF...
Section 121.006. Vehicle Fuel Excluded - Sec. 121.006. VEHICLE FUEL EXCLUDED. A person is not a...
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...
Section 121.008. Certain Storage Facilities Owned by Electric Cooperatives Excluded - Sec. 121.008. CERTAIN STORAGE FACILITIES OWNED BY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES EXCLUDED....
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...
Section 121.052. Pipelines: Monopolies Subject to Railroad Commission - Sec. 121.052. PIPELINES: MONOPOLIES SUBJECT TO RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) The...
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....
Section 121.102. Operator's Report - Sec. 121.102. OPERATOR'S REPORT. The railroad commission may require a...
Section 121.103. Duty to Serve Certain Users Extinguished - Sec. 121.103. DUTY TO SERVE CERTAIN USERS EXTINGUISHED. (a) A...
Section 121.104. Discrimination in Service and Charges Prohibited - Sec. 121.104. DISCRIMINATION IN SERVICE AND CHARGES PROHIBITED. (a) A...
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...
Section 121.152. Initiation of Regulatory Proceeding - Sec. 121.152. INITIATION OF REGULATORY PROCEEDING. The railroad commission shall...
Section 121.153. Railroad Commission Review of Gas Pipeline Orders and Agreements - Sec. 121.153. RAILROAD COMMISSION REVIEW OF GAS PIPELINE ORDERS AND...
Section 121.154. Refund of Excess Charges - Sec. 121.154. REFUND OF EXCESS CHARGES. (a) On a complaint...
Section 121.155. Rate Reduction or Determination by Municipality and Appeal - Sec. 121.155. RATE REDUCTION OR DETERMINATION BY MUNICIPALITY AND APPEAL....
Section 121.157. Railroad Commission Employees - Sec. 121.157. RAILROAD COMMISSION EMPLOYEES. (a) The railroad commission may...
Section 121.158. Payment From the General Revenue Fund - Sec. 121.158. PAYMENT FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND. All expenses,...
Subchapter E. Pipeline Safety
Section 121.201. Safety Rules; Railroad Commission Power Under Delegated Federal Authority - Sec. 121.201. SAFETY RULES; RAILROAD COMMISSION POWER UNDER DELEGATED FEDERAL...
Section 121.2015. Required Safety Rules - Sec. 121.2015. REQUIRED SAFETY RULES. (a) The railroad commission shall...
Section 121.202. Municipal and County Authority - Sec. 121.202. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AUTHORITY. (a) A municipality or...
Section 121.2025. Authority of Municipality to Assess Charges - Sec. 121.2025. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ASSESS CHARGES. (a) Except...
Section 121.203. Enforcement: Injunction - Sec. 121.203. ENFORCEMENT: INJUNCTION. The attorney general, on behalf of...
Section 121.204. Civil Penalty - Sec. 121.204. CIVIL PENALTY. Each day of each violation of...
Section 121.205. Settlement by Attorney General - Sec. 121.205. SETTLEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. A civil penalty under...
Section 121.206. Administrative Penalty for Violation of Pipeline Safety Standard or Rule - Sec. 121.206. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PIPELINE SAFETY STANDARD...
Section 121.207. Pipeline Safety Administrative Penalty: Assessment Procedure - Sec. 121.207. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE. (a) An...
Section 121.208. Pipeline Safety Administrative Penalty: Payment of Penalty - Sec. 121.208. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: PAYMENT OF PENALTY. Not...
Section 121.209. Pipeline Safety Administrative Penalty: Refund of Payment or Release of Bond - Sec. 121.209. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: REFUND OF PAYMENT OR...
Section 121.210. Recovery by Attorney General - Sec. 121.210. RECOVERY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. An administrative penalty owed...
Section 121.211. Pipeline Safety and Regulatory Fees - Sec. 121.211. PIPELINE SAFETY AND REGULATORY FEES. (a) The railroad...
Section 121.213. Installation, Removal, and Replacement of Certain Pipelines - Sec. 121.213. INSTALLATION, REMOVAL, AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN PIPELINES. (a)...
Section 121.214. Pipeline Incident Reporting and Records - Sec. 121.214. PIPELINE INCIDENT REPORTING AND RECORDS. (a) In this...
Subchapter F. Gas Safety
Section 121.251. Railroad Commission to Investigate Use of Gas Malodorants - Sec. 121.251. RAILROAD COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE USE OF GAS MALODORANTS....
Section 121.252. Regulation of Use of Malodorants - Sec. 121.252. REGULATION OF USE OF MALODORANTS. (a) The railroad...
Section 121.253. Interstate Transportation of Gas Excluded - Sec. 121.253. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS EXCLUDED. This subchapter does...
Subchapter G. Enforcement Remedies
Section 121.301. Receivership - Sec. 121.301. RECEIVERSHIP. (a) On application of the railroad commission,...
Section 121.302. Civil Penalty - Sec. 121.302. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A gas utility is subject...
Section 121.303. Penalty Recoverable by Victim of Discrimination - Sec. 121.303. PENALTY RECOVERABLE BY VICTIM OF DISCRIMINATION. (a) A...
Section 121.304. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty - Sec. 121.304. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The...
Section 121.305. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Assessment Procedure - Sec. 121.305. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE....
Section 121.306. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Payment of Penalty - Sec. 121.306. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: PAYMENT OF...
Section 121.307. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Appeals - Sec. 121.307. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: APPEALS. (a)...
Section 121.308. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Refund of Payment or Release of Bond - Sec. 121.308. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: REFUND OF...
Section 121.309. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Recovery - Sec. 121.309. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: RECOVERY. An...
Section 121.310. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 121.310. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Subchapter H. Appeals
Section 121.401. Appeal to Court - Sec. 121.401. APPEAL TO COURT. (a) A gas utility or...
Section 121.402. Appeal: Burden and Standard of Proof - Sec. 121.402. APPEAL: BURDEN AND STANDARD OF PROOF. In a...
Section 121.403. Appeal From Trial Court - Sec. 121.403. APPEAL FROM TRIAL COURT. An appeal from an...
Subchapter I. Sour Gas Pipeline Facilities
Section 121.451. Definitions - Sec. 121.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Affected party" means...
Section 121.452. Applicability - Sec. 121.452. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to: (1)...
Section 121.453. Permit Application - Sec. 121.453. PERMIT APPLICATION. (a) A person may not begin...
Section 121.454. Railroad Commission Approval or Denial - Sec. 121.454. RAILROAD COMMISSION APPROVAL OR DENIAL. (a) The railroad...
Subchapter J. Testing of Natural Gas Piping Systems in School Facilities
Section 121.5005. Applicability - Sec. 121.5005. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a facility of...
Section 121.501. Definition - Sec. 121.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "supplier" means an individual...
Section 121.502. Duty to Pressure Test - Sec. 121.502. DUTY TO PRESSURE TEST. (a) A person responsible...
Section 121.503. Requirements of Test - Sec. 121.503. REQUIREMENTS OF TEST. (a) The person responsible for...
Section 121.504. Notice of Test - Sec. 121.504. NOTICE OF TEST. (a) A person responsible for...
Section 121.505. Termination of Service - Sec. 121.505. TERMINATION OF SERVICE. (a) A supplier shall terminate...
Section 121.506. Report of Leakage - Sec. 121.506. REPORT OF LEAKAGE. An identified natural gas leakage...
Section 121.507. Enforcement - Sec. 121.507. ENFORCEMENT. The railroad commission shall enforce this subchapter....