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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 a certificate of public convenience and necessity to |
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| 10 | 10 | | construct an electric transmission line. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 37.052(c), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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| 13 | 13 | | read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (c) An electric utility is not required to amend the |
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| 15 | 15 | | utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity to |
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| 16 | 16 | | construct a transmission line that connects the utility's existing |
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| 17 | 17 | | transmission facilities to a substation or metering point if: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) the transmission line does not exceed: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (A) five [three] miles in length, if the line |
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| 20 | 20 | | connects to a load-serving substation or metering point; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (B) two miles in length, if the line connects to a |
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| 22 | 22 | | generation substation or metering point; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) each landowner whose property would be directly |
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| 24 | 24 | | affected by the transmission line, as provided by commission rules, |
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| 25 | 25 | | provides written consent for the transmission line; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (3) all rights-of-way necessary for construction of |
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| 27 | 27 | | the transmission line have been purchased. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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