85R8305 JXC-D     By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 1519       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requirements for the construction of a natural gas   pipeline.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 121, Utilities Code, is   amended by adding Section 121.106 to read as follows:          Sec. 121.106.  ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION   OF PIPELINE. A person seeking to construct a pipeline to which this   chapter applies may not begin construction of the pipeline unless   the person first performs an analysis to identify and assess   potential impacts on the natural and human environment that could   result from the construction and operation of the pipeline and   submits the analysis to the railroad commission in writing.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   the construction of a pipeline that begins on or after the effective   date of this Act. Construction that begins before the effective   date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before   that date, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.