| 1 | 1 | | 89R3038 CS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Metcalf H.B. No. 1606 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the |
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| 10 | 10 | | procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission |
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| 11 | 11 | | or distribution line. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 17.003, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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| 14 | 14 | | amending Subsection (d-1) and adding Subsection (d-2) to read as |
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| 15 | 15 | | follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (d-1) An electric utility providing electric delivery |
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| 17 | 17 | | service for a retail electric provider, as defined by Section |
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| 18 | 18 | | 31.002, shall provide to the retail electric provider, and the |
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| 19 | 19 | | retail electric provider shall periodically provide to the retail |
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| 20 | 20 | | electric provider's retail customers together with bills sent to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the customers, information about: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (1) the electric utility's procedures for implementing |
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| 23 | 23 | | involuntary load shedding initiated by the independent |
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| 24 | 24 | | organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power |
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| 25 | 25 | | region; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) the types of customers who may be considered |
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| 27 | 27 | | critical care residential customers, critical load industrial |
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| 28 | 28 | | customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted |
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| 29 | 29 | | under Section 38.076; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be |
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| 31 | 31 | | considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load |
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| 32 | 32 | | industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules |
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| 33 | 33 | | adopted under Section 38.076; [and] |
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| 34 | 34 | | (4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary |
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| 35 | 35 | | load shedding events may be implemented; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | (5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation |
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| 37 | 37 | | management near a transmission or distribution line. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (d-2) A retail electric utility shall periodically provide |
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| 39 | 39 | | with bills sent to retail customers of the utility information |
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| 40 | 40 | | about the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management |
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| 41 | 41 | | near a transmission or distribution line. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 2. Section 17.005(f), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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| 43 | 43 | | read as follows: |
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| 44 | 44 | | (f) A municipally owned utility shall periodically provide |
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| 45 | 45 | | with bills sent to retail customers of the utility information |
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| 46 | 46 | | about: |
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| 47 | 47 | | (1) the utility's procedure for implementing |
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| 48 | 48 | | involuntary load shedding; |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) the types of customers who may be considered |
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| 50 | 50 | | critical care residential customers, critical load industrial |
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| 51 | 51 | | customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted |
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| 52 | 52 | | under Section 38.076; |
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| 53 | 53 | | (3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be |
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| 54 | 54 | | considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load |
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| 55 | 55 | | industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules |
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| 56 | 56 | | adopted under Section 38.076; [and] |
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| 57 | 57 | | (4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary |
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| 58 | 58 | | load shedding events may be implemented; and |
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| 59 | 59 | | (5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation |
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| 60 | 60 | | management near a transmission or distribution line. |
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| 61 | 61 | | SECTION 3. Section 17.006(f), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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| 62 | 62 | | read as follows: |
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| 63 | 63 | | (f) An electric cooperative shall periodically provide with |
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| 64 | 64 | | bills sent to retail customers of the cooperative information |
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| 65 | 65 | | about: |
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| 66 | 66 | | (1) the cooperative's procedure for implementing |
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| 67 | 67 | | involuntary load shedding; |
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| 68 | 68 | | (2) the types of customers who may be considered |
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| 69 | 69 | | critical care residential customers, critical load industrial |
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| 70 | 70 | | customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted |
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| 71 | 71 | | under Section 38.076; |
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| 72 | 72 | | (3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be |
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| 73 | 73 | | considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load |
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| 74 | 74 | | industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules |
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| 75 | 75 | | adopted under Section 38.076; [and] |
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| 76 | 76 | | (4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary |
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| 77 | 77 | | load shedding events may be implemented; and |
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| 78 | 78 | | (5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation |
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| 79 | 79 | | management near a transmission or distribution line. |
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| 80 | 80 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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