89R23684 CS-F
By: Y. Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 5623
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5623:
By: King C.S.H.B. No. 5623
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of grants from the Texas energy fund for
certain energy efficiency projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 34, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 34.01051 to read as follows:
Sec. 34.01051. ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS. (a) The
commission may use money in the fund without further appropriation
to provide grants for energy efficiency projects that benefit
retail electric customers, including residential weatherization,
demand reduction, or energy loss prevention projects.
(b) The commission by rule shall establish eligibility
criteria to receive a grant under this section.
(c) The commission may provide a grant under this section
to:
(1) a retail electric customer; or
(2) a nonprofit corporation.
(d) Section 35.005(d) does not apply to a grant provided
under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026, but only
if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2025, authorizing the use of money in the Texas
energy fund for energy efficiency projects that benefit retail
electric customers is approved by the voters. If that amendment is
not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.