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| 1 | 1 | 87R10958 CXP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Lucio S.B. No. 1316 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the composition of the Public Utility Commission of | |
| 8 | 8 | Texas. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Sections 12.051(a) and (b), Utilities Code, are | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) The commission is composed of five [three] | |
| 13 | 13 | commissioners appointed by the governor with the advice and consent | |
| 14 | 14 | of the senate. | |
| 15 | 15 | (b) An appointment to the commission shall be made without | |
| 16 | 16 | regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or | |
| 17 | 17 | national origin of the appointee. The appointments shall be made to | |
| 18 | 18 | reflect the diverse geographic regions of this state. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. The governor shall promptly appoint two | |
| 20 | 20 | commissioners to the Public Utility Commission of Texas in | |
| 21 | 21 | accordance with Section 12.051, Utilities Code, as amended by this | |
| 22 | 22 | Act. The governor shall designate one commissioner to a term that | |
| 23 | 23 | expires September 1, 2025, and one commissioner to a term that | |
| 24 | 24 | expires September 1, 2027. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |