87R12473 JAM-D     By: Raymond H.B. No. 4222       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of the oil and gas infrastructure   security division within the Railroad Commission of Texas.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 81.051, Natural Resources Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  The commission's jurisdiction described by this section   includes the responsibility and authority to secure pipelines and   other oil and gas infrastructure in this state against severe   weather events, cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other   potential disruptions to the production of oil and gas in this   state.           SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources   Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0535 to read as follows:          Sec. 81.0535.  OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY DIVISION.   (a) In this section, "division" means the oil and gas   infrastructure security division.          (b)  The commission shall establish within the agency the oil   and gas infrastructure security division with the primary   responsibility and authority to secure pipelines and other oil and   gas infrastructure in this state against severe weather events,   cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other potential   disruptions to the production of oil and gas in this state.          (c)  The division shall:                 (1)  periodically conduct risk assessments of the oil   and gas infrastructure in this state; and                 (2)  establish guidelines and adopt rules to:                      (A)  address vulnerabilities identified by risk   assessments conducted under Subdivision (1); and                       (B)  otherwise satisfy the responsibilities   described by Subsection (b).           (d)  The division shall solicit input from interested   persons when developing guidelines under Subsection (c)(2).          (e)  The chairman shall select commission employees to staff   the division.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.