Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 91.255 — SAFETY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES
NR § 91.255Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS · Ch. 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE · Art. H. UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES FOR NATURAL GAS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission by rule shall adopt safety standards and practices for natural gas underground storage and storage facilities. The standards and practices must:
(1)require the installation and periodic testing of safety devices;
(2)establish emergency notification procedures for the operator of a facility in the event of a release of a hazardous substance that poses a substantial risk to the public;
(3)establish fire prevention and response procedures;
(4)require training for the employees of the storage facility on the safe operation of the storage facility; and
(5)establish any other safety standard or practice that is reasonable and necessary for underground natural gas storage and the safe construction, operation, and maintenance of a storage facility.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.