Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3378 Compare Versions

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1		-	86R20404 BRG-F
2		-	By: Hernandez, Flynn H.B. No. 3378
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3378:
4		-	By: Rodriguez C.S.H.B. No. 3378
	1	+	86R3648 BRG-F
	2	+	By: Hernandez H.B. No. 3378
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7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to an advisory body on the security of the electric grid.
10	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	9		SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is
12	10		amended by adding Section 39.917 to read as follows:
13	11		Sec. 39.917. TEXAS ELECTRIC GRID SECURITY COUNCIL. (a) The
14	12		legislature finds that there is a public interest in mitigating the
15	13		risk of cyber and physical attacks that may affect the reliability
16	14		of electric systems operating in Texas. The Texas Electric Grid
17	15		Security Council is established as an advisory body to facilitate
18	16		the creation, aggregation, coordination, and dissemination of best
19	17		security practices for the electric industry, including the
20	18		generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity.
21	19		(b) The Texas Electric Grid Security Council is composed of:
22	20		(1) the commissioner designated as presiding officer
23	21		of the commission under Section 12.052 or a representative
24	22		designated by the commissioner;
25	23		(2) the chief executive officer of the independent
26	24		organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power
27	25		region or a representative designated by the chief executive
28	26		officer; and
29	27		(3) the governor or a representative designated by the
30	28		governor.
31	29		(c) The member of the council designated by Subsection
32	30		(b)(1) shall serve as presiding officer.
33	31		(d) The council shall convene at the call of the presiding
34	32		officer.
35	33		(e) A member of the council is not entitled to compensation.
36	34		Members are entitled to reimbursement for travel and other
37	35		necessary expenses related to the activities of the council as
38	36		provided by the General Appropriations Act.
39	37		(f) A member of the council may apply for a secret security
40	38		clearance or an interim security clearance granted by the United
41	39		States government. A member of the council may not access
42	40		classified information or participate in a briefing or meeting
43	41		involving classified information unless the member has a secret
44	42		security clearance.
45	43		(g) The independent organization certified under Section
46	44		39.151 shall provide information and resources requested by the
47	45		council.
48	46		(h) In carrying out its functions, the council may consult
49	47		and coordinate with:
50	48		(1) the Texas Division of Emergency Management;
51	49		(2) the United States Department of Energy;
52	50		(3) the United States Department of Homeland Security;
53	51		(4) the North American Electric Reliability
54	52		Corporation;
55		-	(5) the Texas Reliability Entity;
56		-	(6) federal and state agencies;
57		-	(7) members of the electric industry; and
58		-	(8) grid security experts.
	53	+	(5) federal and state agencies;
	54	+	(6) members of the electric industry; and
	55	+	(7) grid security experts.
59	56		(i) On a request by the governor, the lieutenant governor,
60	57		the chair of the house of representatives committee having
61	58		jurisdiction over energy utility regulation, or the chair of the
62	59		senate committee having jurisdiction over energy utility
63	60		regulation, the council shall issue to the requestor
64	61		recommendations regarding:
65		-	(1) the development of educational programs or
66		-	marketing materials to promote the development of a grid security
67		-	workforce;
68		-	(2) the development of grid security best practices;
	62	+	(1) the development of a grid security workforce;
	63	+	(2) the development and implementation of grid
	64	+	security standards and practices;
69	65		(3) preparation for events that threaten grid
70	66		security; and
71	67		(4) amendments to the state emergency management plan
72	68		to ensure coordinated and adaptable response and recovery efforts
73	69		after events that threaten grid security.
74	70		(j) The council may prepare a report outlining grid security
75		-	response efforts that do not involve classified ~~or highly~~
76		-	~~sensitive~~, ~~company-specific information. If~~ the council ~~prepares~~
77		-	~~the report, the council shall deliver the report~~ to the governor,
78		-	~~lieutenant governor, and legislature on or before~~ the December 1
79		-	~~immediately preceding a regular session of the~~ legislature.
80		-	(k) The meetings ~~of the council~~ and ~~information obtained or~~
81		-	~~created by~~ the council are not subject to the requirements of
82		-	~~Chapter 551 or~~ 552, Government Code.
	71	+	response efforts that do not involve classified information. If the
	72	+	council prepares the report, the council shall deliver the report
	73	+	to the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature on or before
	74	+	the December 1 immediately preceding a regular session of the
	75	+	legislature.
	76	+	(k) The meetings, recommendations, work, and findings of
	77	+	the council are not subject to the requirements of Chapters 551 or
	78	+	552, Government Code.
83	79		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
84	80		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
85	81		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
86	82		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
87	83		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.