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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to storage of flammable liquids at retail service stations |
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in unincorporated areas and certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 753.004, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (d) and (e) and adding Subsection |
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(d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), gasoline |
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[Gasoline], diesel fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural |
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gas, propane, or kerosene may be stored in an aboveground storage |
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tank [with a capacity of not more than 4,000 gallons] at a retail |
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service station located in an unincorporated area or in a |
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municipality with a population of less than 5,000. |
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(d-1) A commissioners court of a county with a population of |
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3.3 million or more may by order limit the maximum volume of an |
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aboveground storage tank in an unincorporated area of the county in |
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accordance with the county fire code. |
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(e) Under Subsection (d), a retail service station may have |
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a tank [not exceeding the specified capacity] for each separate |
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grade of gasoline, diesel fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied |
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natural gas, propane, or kerosene, but may not have more than one |
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tank [of that capacity] for the same grade. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |