H.B. No. 2847         AN ACT   relating to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas   over and a study of the production, pipeline transportation, and   storage of hydrogen.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 81.051(a), Natural Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The commission has jurisdiction over all:                (1)  common carrier pipelines defined in Section   111.002 of this code in Texas;                (2)  oil and gas wells in Texas;                (3)  persons owning or operating pipelines in Texas;   [and]                (4)  persons owning or engaged in drilling or operating   oil or gas wells in Texas; and                (5)  pipeline transportation and underground storage   of hydrogen.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources   Code, is amended by adding Section 81.075 to read as follows:          Sec. 81.075.  TEXAS HYDROGEN PRODUCTION POLICY COUNCIL. (a)   In this section, "council" means the Texas hydrogen production   policy council.          (b)  The Texas hydrogen production policy council is   established within the commission to study and make recommendations   relating to the commission's policy framework for hydrogen energy   development.          (c)  The council is composed of:                (1)  the chair of the commission or the chair's   designee; and                (2)  not more than 11 members appointed by the   commission to represent as many different types of participants as   possible, including at least three but not more than five   representatives from the hydrogen industry.          (d)  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is the   chair of the council.          (e)  A member of the council is not entitled to compensation   or reimbursement of expenses for service on the council.          (f)  The council:                (1)  shall study the development of hydrogen industries   in this state, including the development of facilities for the   production, pipeline transportation, and storage of hydrogen;                (2)  shall monitor regional efforts for the application   and development of a regional clean hydrogen hub authorized under   the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58) or   another federal act;                (3)  may coordinate actions with other state agencies   in supporting an application for a regional clean hydrogen hub   described by Subdivision (2); and                (4)  shall develop a state plan for hydrogen production   oversight by the commission.          (g)  The council shall make recommendations to the   legislature relating to legislative changes needed for the   oversight and regulation of production, pipeline transportation,   and storage of hydrogen.          (h)  The council is abolished and this section expires on   January 1, 2030.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2847 was passed by the House on May 4,   2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 1, 1 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 2847 on May 25, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 5,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 2847 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 21, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor