89R9042 SCR-D
By: Gerdes, Curry, Darby, et al. H.B. No. 3092
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to
construct an electric transmission line.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.052(c), Utilities Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) An electric utility is not required to amend the
utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity to
construct a transmission line that connects the utility's existing
transmission facilities to a substation or metering point if:
(1) the transmission line does not exceed:
(A) five [three] miles in length, if the line
connects to a load-serving substation or metering point; or
(B) two miles in length, if the line connects to a
generation substation or metering point;
(2) each landowner whose property would be directly
affected by the transmission line, as provided by commission rules,
provides written consent for the transmission line; and
(3) all rights-of-way necessary for construction of
the transmission line have been purchased.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.