Texas § NR.117.101 - LIMITATIONS ON POWERS OF CITIES
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§ NR.117.101. LIMITATIONS ON POWERS OF CITIES
LIMITATIONS ON POWERS OF CITIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, this chapter may not be construed to reduce, limit, or impair the authority provided by law to any city. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a city may not adopt or enforce an ordinance that establishes safety standards or practices applicable to the pipeline transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide or hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline facilities that are subject to regulation by federal or state law. (c) A city may adopt ordinances that establish conditions for installing or relocating pipelines over, under, along, or across public streets and alleys within the boundaries of the city. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 28, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 530 (H.B. 951 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 720 (S.B. 480 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
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