89R15685 SCR-D
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 4162
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of an anonymous reporting program for
employees of certain generation facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.920 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.920. ANONYMOUS REPORTING PROGRAM FOR GENERATION
FACILITIES. The independent organization certified under Section
39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall establish an anonymous
reporting program that enables an employee of a power generation
company, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative
operating a generation facility in the ERCOT power region to report
potential threats to the facility's reliability. The independent
organization shall conduct any necessary inspections to
investigate an issue identified by a report received through the
program.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.