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| 1 | 1 | 81R9722 TRH-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Thibaut H.B. No. 2345 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the rate charged for electric service by a provider of | |
| 8 | 8 | last resort. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 39.106(b), Utilities Code, is amended to | |
| 11 | 11 | read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b) A provider of last resort shall offer a standard retail | |
| 13 | 13 | service package for each class of customers designated by the | |
| 14 | 14 | commission at a fixed[, nondiscountable] rate. The price of | |
| 15 | 15 | service under the standard package: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) may not exceed the average price for electricity | |
| 17 | 17 | in the service area served by the provider of last resort; and | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) applies for a period of 60 days before it may be | |
| 19 | 19 | adjusted to account for changes to the average price of electricity | |
| 20 | 20 | in the service area served by the provider of last resort [approved | |
| 21 | 21 | by the commission]. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |