| 1 | 1 | | By: Goldman H.B. No. 3881 |
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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 creation of an advisory committee by the Railroad |
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| 7 | 7 | | Commission of Texas to facilitate the movement of natural gas to |
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| 8 | 8 | | high priority customers during periods of emergency. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Amend Subchapter C, Natural Resources Code by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding a new Section 82.01 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec 81.073 CREATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO FACILITATE THE |
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| 13 | 13 | | MOVEMENT OF NATURAL GAS TO HUMAN NEEDS CUSTOMERS DURING AN |
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| 14 | 14 | | EMERGENCY. (a) The Railroad Commission will establish an advisory |
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| 15 | 15 | | committee to be known as the Texas Energy Reliability Council |
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| 16 | 16 | | (TERC) to coordinate and facilitate natural gas supplies to human |
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| 17 | 17 | | needs and other high priority needs during emergencies when the |
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| 18 | 18 | | supply of natural gas may not be sufficient to meet the demand for |
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| 19 | 19 | | natural gas. It may establish the TERC by either adopting a rule or |
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| 20 | 20 | | by entering an order |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) The Railroad Commission will appoint the members of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | TERC to include at least the following: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) representatives of state agencies or other |
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| 24 | 24 | | governmental entities that the Railroad Commission determines will |
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| 25 | 25 | | be necessary or useful in accomplishing the goals of the TERC; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) entities which operate facilities essential or |
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| 27 | 27 | | useful to the natural gas supply chain; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (3) entities which operate facilities essential or |
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| 29 | 29 | | useful to the provision of electric power to human needs customer; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (4) organizations or individuals with useful |
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| 31 | 31 | | knowledge of the natural has supply chain or the provision of |
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| 32 | 32 | | electric power to the public. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (c) The Railroad Commission is authorized to convene the |
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| 34 | 34 | | TERC at such time and places and in such manner as it deems |
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| 35 | 35 | | necessary or useful in accomplishing the goals of TERC. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (d) The Railroad Commission will appoint a Chairman from |
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| 37 | 37 | | among the members it appoints |
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| 38 | 38 | | (e) Chapter 2110 Government Code does not apply to the |
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| 39 | 39 | | Commission or the TERC with regard to the creation or operation of |
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| 40 | 40 | | TERC. |
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| 41 | 41 | | (f) The TERC is not a governmental entity subject to |
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| 42 | 42 | | Chapters 551 or 552 of the Government Code. |
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| 43 | 43 | | (g) The Railroad Commission shall adopt such rules as it |
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| 44 | 44 | | deems necessary or useful with regard to the organization and |
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| 45 | 45 | | operation of the TERC. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 47 | 47 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 48 | 48 | | provided by Section 39, Article II, Texas Constitution. If this Act |
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| 49 | 49 | | does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act |
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| 50 | 50 | | takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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