88R14543 JXC-D
By: Troxclair H.B. No. 4208
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the management and control of certain municipal
electric utility systems.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.122, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A municipality with a population of more than 750,000
that did not transfer management and control of the municipality's
electric utility system to a board of trustees under this
subchapter before September 1, 2023, shall transfer management and
control of the municipality's electric utility system to a board of
trustees appointed by the municipality's governing body. The board
of trustees may not include more than five members. If the service
territory of the municipality's electric utility system includes at
least four municipalities, the mayors of the four municipalities in
the service territory that have the greatest number of retail
customers are each entitled to appoint a member to the board of
trustees. To serve as a member of the board of trustees, a person
must have at least five years of experience:
(1) in the administration of business or government;
or
(2) as a practicing attorney, certified public
accountant, or professional engineer.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.