81R21713 TRH-D
By: Anderson H.B. No. 366
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 366:
By: Solomons C.S.H.B. No. 366
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating a task force to review electric energy
generation policies and to study the state's long-term demand for
electric generation capacity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 31, Utilities Code, is amended by adding
Section 31.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.006. ELECTRIC ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TASK
FORCE. (a) In this section, "task force" means the electric
energy and environmental impact task force.
(b) The electric energy and environmental impact task force
shall meet quarterly to:
(1) study the state's long-term demand for electric
generation capacity and the infrastructure and technology
available and necessary for meeting that demand;
(2) study the environmental effects of existing and
proposed electric generating facilities;
(3) inventory all existing electric generating
facilities operating in this state; and
(4) review changes to state statutes, administrative
rules and regulations, judicial decisions, and executive branch
policies regarding electric energy generation.
(c) The task force is composed of representatives of:
(1) the commission;
(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
(3) ERCOT;
(4) the Texas Water Development Board;
(5) the Railroad Commission of Texas; and
(6) the state energy conservation office.
(d) The members of the task force shall elect a presiding
officer from among the members and shall adopt rules governing the
operation of the committee.
(e) All meetings of the task force shall be conducted in
accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.
(f) The task force may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and
appropriations for purposes of this section.
(g) Not later than December 31 of each year, the task force
shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each
member of the legislature a report on the task force's findings and
recommendations.
SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2009, the electric
energy and environmental impact task force established under
Section 31.006, Utilities Code, as added by this Act, shall conduct
an organizational meeting.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.