88R13412 CXP-D     By: Turner H.B. No. 4117       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the adequacy of service provided by gas utilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 104.252, Utilities Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 104.252.  AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY CONCERNING   STANDARDS. (a) A regulatory authority, on its own motion or on   complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may[:                [(1)]  adopt just and reasonable standards,   classifications, regulations, or practices a gas utility must   follow in furnishing a service.          (b)  A regulatory authority shall:                (1)  [;                [(2)]  adopt adequate and reasonable standards for   measuring a condition, including quantity, quality, and pressure   relating to the furnishing of a service;                (2) [(3)]  adopt reasonable regulations for examining,   testing, and measuring a service; and                (3) [(4)]  adopt or approve reasonable rules,   regulations, specifications, and standards to ensure the accuracy   of equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure a   service.          SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 121.213, Utilities Code,   is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 121.213.  INSTALLATION, REMOVAL, [AND] REPLACEMENT,   AND MONITORING OF CERTAIN PIPELINES.          SECTION 3.  Section 121.213, Utilities Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:          (f)  The railroad commission shall monitor the amount of   pipeline pressure maintained in distribution gas pipeline   facilities.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.