Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 113.097 — INSURANCE REQUIREMENT
NR § 113.097Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part D. REGULATION OF SPECIFIC BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS · Ch. 113. LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS · Art. D. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall not issue a license authorizing LP-gas activities or renew an existing license unless the applicant for license or license renewal provides proof of required insurance coverage with an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state as evidenced by a certificate of authority having been issued to the carrier by the Texas Department of Insurance or, if the applicant is unable to obtain coverage from such a carrier, provides, on approval of the commission, proof of required insurance coverage issued by a surplus lines insurer that meets the requirements of Chapter 981, Insurance Code, and rules adopted by the commissioner of insurance under that chapter.
(b)A licensee may not perform an LP-gas activity licensed by the commission unless the insurance coverage required by this chapter is in effect.
(c)Except as provided in Section 113.099, the types and amounts of insurance provided in Subsections (d) through (i) are required while engaged in an LP-gas activity licensed by the commission or any activity incidental thereto.
(d)A person licensed to transport LP-gas must carry motor vehicle bodily injury and property damage liability coverage on each motor vehicle, including trailers and semitrailers, used to transport LP-gas. The commission shall establish by rule a reasonable amount of coverage to be maintained, except that coverage may not be less than the amounts required as evidence of financial responsibility under Chapter 601, Transportation Code.
(e)All licensees must carry general liability coverage in a reasonable amount, based on the type or types of licensed activities, which shall be established by commission rule.
(f)A licensee, other than a licensee operating a portable cylinder exchange service, must acquire and maintain appropriate workers' compensation or coverage for its employees under policies of work-related accident, disability, and health insurance, including coverage for death benefits, from an insurance carrier authorized to provide coverage in this state, in the amounts required by the commission.
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (H.B. 2714), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.