Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 81.058 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR CERTAIN NATURAL GAS-RELATED ACTIVITIES
NR § 81.058Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part A. ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 81. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS · Art. C. JURISDICTION, POWERS, AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may impose an administrative penalty against a purchaser, transporter, gatherer, shipper, or seller of natural gas, a person described by Section 81.051(a) or 111.081(a), or any other entity under the jurisdiction of the commission under this code that the commission determines has:
(1)violated a commission rule adopting standards or a code of conduct for entities in the natural gas industry prohibiting unlawful discrimination; or
(2)unreasonably discriminated against a seller of natural gas in the purchase of natural gas from the seller.
(b)The commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may impose an administrative penalty against a purchaser, transporter, or gatherer of natural gas if the commission determines that the person engaged in prohibited discrimination against a shipper or seller of natural gas because the shipper or seller filed a formal or informal complaint with the commission against the person relating to the person's purchase, transportation, or gathering of the gas.
(c)The commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may impose an administrative penalty against a purchaser, transporter, gatherer, shipper, or seller of natural gas who is a party to an informal complaint resolution proceeding and is determined by the commission to have:
(1)failed to participate in the proceeding; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 757 (H.B. 3273), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.