| 1 | 1 | | 85R16973 GRM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Ortega, Pickett, Moody, H.B. No. 3262 |
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| 3 | 3 | | González of El Paso, Blanco |
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| 4 | 4 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3262: |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Rodriguez of Travis C.S.H.B. No. 3262 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to the authority to establish a customer assistance |
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| 11 | 11 | | program for certain municipally owned utilities. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government |
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| 14 | 14 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 552.916 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 552.916. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORITY FOR |
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| 16 | 16 | | CERTAIN UTILITIES. (a) This section applies only to a board of |
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| 17 | 17 | | trustees described by Section 1502.070(a)(2)(B), Government Code. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) A board of trustees has the exclusive authority to |
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| 19 | 19 | | establish a bill payment assistance program for its utility |
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| 20 | 20 | | system's customers: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) who received notice of disconnection of service |
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| 22 | 22 | | for nonpayment of bills; or |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) who the utility determines are low-income |
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| 24 | 24 | | customers. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 26 | 26 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 27 | 27 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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