SB1054 - Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of oil and gas equipment theft.

  89R9972 CMO-F     By: Zaffirini, Blanco S.B. No. 1054       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of the criminal offense of oil and gas   equipment theft.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 31.19, Penal Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 31.19.  THEFT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT OR OIL AND GAS   EQUIPMENT .          SECTION 2.  Section 31.19, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a), (c), and (d) and adding Subsections   (b-1), (e), and (f) to read as follows:          (a)  In this section :                 (1)     "Oil and gas equipment" means machinery, drilling   equipment, welding equipment, pipeline equipment, fittings, pumps,   vehicles, or other equipment and materials that are part of or   incident to the exploration, development, maintenance, and   operation of oil and gas properties, including oil and gas wells,   oil and gas leases, gasoline plants, and refineries.                 (2)  "Petroleum [ , "petroleum ] product" means crude   oil, natural gas, or condensate.           (b-1)     A person commits an offense if the person unlawfully   appropriates oil and gas equipment with intent to deprive the owner   of the oil and gas equipment by possessing, removing, delivering,   receiving, purchasing, selling, moving, concealing, or   transporting the oil and gas equipment.          (c)  Appropriation of a petroleum product or oil and gas   equipment is unlawful if it is without the owner's effective   consent.          (d)  An offense under Subsection (b) [ this section ] is:                (1)  a state jail felony if the total value of the   petroleum product appropriated is less than $10,000;                (2)  a felony of the third degree if the total value of   the petroleum product appropriated is $10,000 or more but less than   $100,000;                (3)  a felony of the second degree if the total value of   the petroleum product appropriated is $100,000 or more but less   than $300,000; or                (4)  a felony of the first degree if the total value of   the petroleum product appropriated is $300,000 or more.           (e)  An offense under Subsection (b-1) is:                 (1)     a state jail felony if the total value of the oil   and gas equipment appropriated is $2,500 or more but less than   $10,000;                 (2)     a felony of the third degree if the total value of   the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $10,000 or more but less   than $100,000;                 (3)     a felony of the second degree if the total value of   the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $100,000 or more but less   than $300,000; or                 (4)     a felony of the first degree if the total value of   the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $300,000 or more.           (f)     If conduct constituting an offense under this section is   also an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under   this section, the other law, or both.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.