87R12126 JXC-F
By: Buckingham S.B. No. 1242
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a certificate of convenience and
necessity for providing electric service in the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of a municipality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.056, Utilities Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows:
(g-1) In an application proceeding for a municipally owned
utility seeking a certificate for a new transmission line or
facility in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality,
an electric utility may file a motion requesting that the
commission consider granting the certificate to the electric
utility. Subsections (e) and (f) do not apply to the new
transmission facility or line if a motion is filed under this
subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.