Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2877 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R11375 BRG-D
2	2	By: Beckley H.B. No. 2877
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to notice to elected officials of a widespread power,
8	8	water, or natural gas outage or emergency.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Utilities Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Section 31.006 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 31.006. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As soon
13	13	as practicable after an electric utility, municipally owned
14	14	utility, or electric cooperative experiences a widespread power
15	15	outage or a widespread electric service emergency, the utility or
16	16	cooperative shall notify by telephone and e-mail each:
17	17	(1) United States senator who represents this state;
18	18	(2) member of the United States House of
19	19	Representatives who represents a district affected by the
20	20	disruption or emergency;
21	21	(3) statewide elected official;
22	22	(4) member of the legislature who represents a
23	23	district affected by the disruption or emergency;
24	24	(5) elected official of a county government who
25	25	represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and
26	26	(6) elected official of a municipal government who
27	27	represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency.
28	28	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 104, Utilities Code, is
29	29	amended by adding Section 104.009 to read as follows:
30	30	Sec. 104.009. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As
31	31	soon as practicable after a gas utility, municipally owned utility,
32	32	or electric cooperative experiences a widespread natural gas
33	33	shortage or a widespread natural gas service emergency, the utility
34	34	or cooperative shall notify by telephone and e-mail each:
35	35	(1) United States senator who represents this state;
36	36	(2) member of the United States House of
37	37	Representatives who represents a district affected by the
38	38	disruption or emergency;
39	39	(3) statewide elected official;
40	40	(4) member of the legislature who represents a
41	41	district affected by the disruption or emergency;
42	42	(5) elected official of a county government who
43	43	represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and
44	44	(6) elected official of a municipal government who
45	45	represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency.
46	46	SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended
47	47	by adding Section 13.1397 to read as follows:
48	48	Sec. 13.1397. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As
49	49	soon as practicable after a retail public utility experiences a
50	50	widespread water service outage or a widespread water service
51	51	emergency, the utility shall notify by telephone and e-mail each:
52	52	(1) United States senator who represents this state;
53	53	(2) member of the United States House of
54	54	Representatives who represents a district affected by the
55	55	disruption or emergency;
56	56	(3) statewide elected official;
57	57	(4) member of the legislature who represents a
58	58	district affected by the disruption or emergency;
59	59	(5) elected official of a county government who
60	60	represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and
61	61	(6) elected official of a municipal government who
62	62	represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency.
63	63	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.