Two pieces of legislation filed by State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) regarding natural gas pipelines got their day in committee Monday.
Zwiener laid out House Bill 4060 and HB 4423 during hearings at the House Energy Resources Committee at the State Capitol. Zwiener’s HB 4060 would ensure prompt and proper responses to emergencies involving large natural gas pipelines by providing funds for pipeline emergency preparedness.
“Communities are forced to deal with these large pipelines without any input in the routing process,” Zwiener said in a press release. “Texas landowners are rightfully worried about what happens in the unfortunate instance of a pipeline accident. By establishing and funding a pipeline emergency preparedness grant program, we are protecting their futures and assuaging their fears.”
