| 1 | 1 | | By: Collier H.C.R. No. 93 |
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| 4 | 4 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, electric reliability is essential to the State of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Texas and our nation, as well as the wellbeing of their citizens; |
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| 7 | 7 | | and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies' |
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| 9 | 9 | | mission is to encourage research and enable the exchange of |
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| 10 | 10 | | technical information and best practices through a committee |
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| 11 | 11 | | structure, staffed with experts from management of member |
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| 12 | 12 | | companies, to solve challenges and create opportunities, |
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| 13 | 13 | | worldwide; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, the association was founded by Thomas Edison and his |
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| 15 | 15 | | associates in 1885 and is one of the longest standing electric |
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| 16 | 16 | | energy industry associations; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, the members of the assoc |
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| 18 | 18 | | iation include electric |
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| 19 | 19 | | utilities, generating, transmitting and distributing companies -- |
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| 20 | 20 | | including investor-owned, federal, state cooperative and municipal |
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| 21 | 21 | | systems -- from within and outside the United States; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, on March 21-24 in Fort Worth, Texas, the state's |
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| 23 | 23 | | largest transmission and distribution utility, Oncor Electric |
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| 24 | 24 | | Delivery, will host the AEIC Power Delivery Committee for a multi- |
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| 25 | 25 | | day discussion of key issues associated with distribution of power; |
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| 26 | 26 | | and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the AEIC Power Delivery Committee provides electric |
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| 28 | 28 | | utility management an effective means for exchanging ideas, |
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| 29 | 29 | | experiences and solutions to the problems of engineering, |
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| 30 | 30 | | operating, safety and customer service aspects of delivering |
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| 31 | 31 | | electric power, as well as identifies and assesses issues that will |
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| 32 | 32 | | substantially impact the planning, design, construction, |
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| 33 | 33 | | maintenance and/or operation of electric utility power delivery |
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| 34 | 34 | | systems; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, AEIC Power Delivery Committee has been instrumental |
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| 36 | 36 | | in developing best practices around storm recovery after Hurricane |
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| 37 | 37 | | Sandy; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, the AEIC Power Delivery Committee includes |
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| 39 | 39 | | representatives from 55 organizations and utilities from across the |
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| 40 | 40 | | country; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, many of the representatives of the AEIC Power |
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| 42 | 42 | | Delivery Committee who are meeting in Fort Worth are not from Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | but are gathering in the State of Texas to share their knowledge and |
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| 44 | 44 | | best practices; here in the now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 46 | 46 | | hereby recognize those members of the Association of Edison |
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| 47 | 47 | | Illuminating Companies Power Delivery Committee who are not from |
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| 48 | 48 | | Texas to be honorary Texans and commend all members of the AEIC |
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| 49 | 49 | | Power Delivery Committee for the dedication to electric reliability |
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| 50 | 50 | | research and best practices; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 52 | | prepared for Association of Edison Illuminating Companies as an |
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| 53 | 53 | | expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and |
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| 54 | 54 | | Senate. |
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