| 1 | 1 | | By: King of Parker H.B. No. 2165 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the membership of the Public Utility Commission of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Texas. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 12.051, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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| 10 | 10 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Section 12.051. APPOINTMENT; TERM. (a) The commission is |
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| 12 | 12 | | composed of five [three] commissioners appointed by the governor |
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| 13 | 13 | | with the advice and consent of the senate. |
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| 14 | 14 | | (b) The members shall be appointed to reflect the diverse |
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| 15 | 15 | | geographic regions and population groups of the state. One member |
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| 16 | 16 | | must reside in a rural area and be a registered voter of a county |
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| 17 | 17 | | with a population of less than 150,000. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (c) [(b)] An appointment to the commission shall be made |
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| 19 | 19 | | without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, |
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| 20 | 20 | | or national origin of the appointee. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (d) [(c)] Commissioners serve staggered, six-year terms, |
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| 22 | 22 | | with the terms of one or two members expiring every two years. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. Promptly after this Act takes effect, the |
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| 24 | 24 | | governor shall appoint two additional members to the Public Utility |
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| 25 | 25 | | Commission of Texas. Of those members, the governor shall |
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| 26 | 26 | | designate one to serve a term expiring September 1, 2025, and one to |
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| 27 | 27 | | serve a term expiring September 1, 2027. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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