Tex. Utilities Code § 121.451
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 121.451, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 121.451. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Affected party" means the owner or occupant of real property located in the radius of exposure, as computed in accordance with a methodology approved by the railroad commission, of the proposed route of a sour gas pipeline facility.
(2) "Construction" includes any activity conducted during the initial construction of a pipeline, including the removal of earth, vegetation, or obstructions along the proposed pipeline right-of-way. The term does not include:
(A) surveying or acquiring the right-of-way; or
(B) clearing the right-of-way with the consent of the owner.
(3) "Low-pressure gathering system" means a pipeline that operates at a working pressure of less than 50 pounds per square inch.
(4) "Sour gas pipeline facility" means a pipeline facility that contains a concentration of 100 parts per million or more of hydrogen sulfide.
(1) "Affected party" means the owner or occupant of real property located in the radius of exposure, as computed in accordance with a methodology approved by the railroad commission, of the proposed route of a sour gas pipeline facility.
(2) "Construction" includes any activity conducted during the initial construction of a pipeline, including the removal of earth, vegetation, or obstructions along the proposed pipeline right-of-way. The term does not include:
(A) surveying or acquiring the right-of-way; or
(B) clearing the right-of-way with the consent of the owner.
(3) "Low-pressure gathering system" means a pipeline that operates at a working pressure of less than 50 pounds per square inch.
(4) "Sour gas pipeline facility" means a pipeline facility that contains a concentration of 100 parts per million or more of hydrogen sulfide.
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