16 Tex. Admin. Code § 13.3 – Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) ANSI--American National Standards Institute.
(2) Approved--Authorized by the commission or the Railroad Commission of Texas.
(3) ASME--American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
(4) ASME Code--ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
(5) ASTM--American Standard Testing Material.
(6) Automatic dispenser--A CNG dispenser which is operated by a member of the general public and which requires transaction authorization.
(7) Auxiliary engine--An engine which is mounted on a vehicle but used for purposes other than propelling the vehicle.
(8) Building--A structure with walls and a roof resulting in the structure being totally enclosed.
(9) Cascade storage system--Storage in multiple cylinders.
(10) CNG--See "Compressed natural gas" in this section.
(11) CNG cylinder--A cylinder or other container designed for use or used as part of a CNG system.
(12) CNG system--A system of safety devices, cylinders, piping, fittings, valves, compressors, regulators, gauges, relief devices, vents, installation fixtures, and other CNG equipment intended for use or used in any building or commercial installation, or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle or mobile fuel system fueled by CNG, or any system or facilities designed to be used or used in the compression, sale, storage, transportation for delivery, or distribution of CNG in portable CNG cylinders, not including natural gas facilities, equipment, or pipelines located upstream of the inlet of a compressor devoted entirely to CNG.
(13) Commercial installation--Any CNG installation located on premises other than a single family dwelling used as a residence, including but not limited to a retail business establishment, school, convalescent home, hospital, retail CNG cylinder filling/exchange operation, service station, forklift refueling facility, or private motor/mobile fuel cylinder filling operation.
(14) Commission--An operating division of the Railroad Commission of Texas or any of the division's employees.
(15) Compressed natural gas--Natural gas which is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases and vapors consisting principally of methane (CH[sub]4[/sub]) in gaseous form that is compressed and used, stored, sold, transported, or distributed for use by or through a CNG system.
(16) CNG cargo tank--A container which complies with ASME or DOT specifications used to transport CNG for delivery.
(17) Cylinder service valve--A hand-wheel operated valve connected directly to a CNG cylinder.
(18) Dispensing station--A CNG installation that dispenses CNG from any source by any means into fuel supply cylinders installed on vehicles or into portable cylinders.
(19) Division--The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
(20) DOT--United States Department of Transportation.
(21) Filled by pressure--A method of transferring CNG into cylinders by using pressure differential.
(22) Final approval--The authority issued by the commission or the Railroad Commission allowing the installation to be placed into CNG service.
(23) Flexible metal hose--Metal hose made from continuous tubing that is corrugated for flexibility and, if used for pressurized applications, has an external wire braid.
(24) Fuel supply cylinder--A cylinder mounted upon a vehicle for storage of CNG as fuel supply to an internal combustion engine.
(25) Location--A site operated by a CNG licensee at which the licensee carries on an essential element of its CNG activities, but where the activities of the site alone do not qualify the site as an outlet.
(26) Manifold--The assembly of piping and fittings used to connect cylinders.
(27) Mass transit vehicle--Any vehicle which is owned or operated by a political subdivision of a state, city, or county and primarily used in the conveyance of the general public.
(28) Metallic hose--Hose in which the strength of the hose depends primarily on the strength of metallic parts, including liners or covers.
(29) Mobile fuel container--A CNG container mounted on a vehicle to store CNG as the fuel supply for uses other than motor fuel.
(30) Mobile fuel system--A CNG system which supplies natural gas fuel to an auxiliary engine other than the engine used to propel the vehicle or for other uses on the vehicle.
(31) Motor fuel container--A CNG container mounted on a vehicle to store CNG as the fuel supply to an engine used to propel the vehicle.
(32) Motor fuel system--A CNG system excluding the container which supplies CNG to an engine used to propel the vehicle.
(33) Motor vehicle--A self-propelled vehicle licensed for highway use or used on a public highway.
(34) Outlet--A site operated by a CNG licensee at which the business conducted materially duplicates the operations for which the licensee is initially granted a license.
(35) Person--An individual, sole proprietor, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, corporation, or any other business entity, a state agency or institution, county, municipality, school district, or other governmental subdivision, or licensee.
(36) Point of transfer--The point where the fueling connection is made.
(37) Pressure relief valve--A device designed to prevent rupture of a normally charged cylinder.
(38) Public transportation vehicle--A vehicle for hire to transport persons, including but not limited to taxis, buses (excluding school buses, mass transit, or special transit vehicles), or airport courtesy cars.
(39) Pullaway--The accidental separation of a hose from a cylinder, container, transfer equipment, or dispensing equipment, which could occur on a cylinder, container, transfer equipment, or dispensing equipment whether or not they are protected by a pullaway device.
(40) Railroad Commission of Texas--The members of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
(41) Representative--The individual designated by an applicant or licensee as the principal individual in authority who is responsible for actively supervising the licensee's CNG activities.
(42) Residential fueling facility--An assembly and its associated equipment and piping at a residence used for the compression and delivery of natural gas into vehicles.
(43) School--A public or private institution which has been accredited through the Texas Education Agency or the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission.
(44) School bus--A vehicle that is sold or used for purposes that include carrying students to and from school or related events.
(45) Settled pressure--The pressure in a container at 70 degrees Fahrenheit, which cannot exceed the marked service or design pressure of the cylinder.
(46) Special transit vehicle--A vehicle designed with limited passenger capacity which is used by a school or mass transit authority for special transit purposes, such as transport of mobility impaired persons.
(47) Tentative approval--The authority issued by the commission without a hearing allowing construction of a CNG installation.
(48) Transport--Any vehicle or combination of vehicles and CNG cylinders designed or adapted for use or used principally as a means of moving or delivering CNG from one place to another, including but not limited to any truck, trailer, semitrailer, cargo tank, or other vehicle used in the distribution of CNG.
(49) Ultimate consumer--The person controlling CNG immediately prior to its ignition.

Source Note:The provisions of this §13.3 adopted to be effective November 15, 1990, 15 TexReg 5934; amended to be effective October 15, 1993, 18 TexReg 6455; amended to be effective June 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 3168; amended to be effective August 22, 1995, 20 TexReg 6017.