88R4301 DIO-F
By: Stucky H.B. No. 1264
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of transmission operators by certain
municipally owned electric utilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 38, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 38.0761 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.0761. DESIGNATION OF TRANSMISSION OPERATORS BY
CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES. A municipally owned utility
is not required to designate a transmission operator for compliance
with load shedding duties and related obligations established by
the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the
ERCOT power region if the municipally owned utility:
(1) is owned by a municipality with a population of
less than 25,000;
(2) has an annual peak demand of 25 megawatts or less;
and
(3) operates 10 or fewer distribution feeder circuits.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.