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| 1 | 1 | 89R9042 SCR-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Sparks S.B. No. 2930 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to | |
| 10 | 10 | construct an electric transmission line. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 37.052(c), Utilities Code, is amended to | |
| 13 | 13 | read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (c) An electric utility is not required to amend the | |
| 15 | 15 | utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity to | |
| 16 | 16 | construct a transmission line that connects the utility's existing | |
| 17 | 17 | transmission facilities to a substation or metering point if: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) the transmission line does not exceed: | |
| 19 | 19 | (A) five [three] miles in length, if the line | |
| 20 | 20 | connects to a load-serving substation or metering point; or | |
| 21 | 21 | (B) two miles in length, if the line connects to a | |
| 22 | 22 | generation substation or metering point; | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) each landowner whose property would be directly | |
| 24 | 24 | affected by the transmission line, as provided by commission rules, | |
| 25 | 25 | provides written consent for the transmission line; and | |
| 26 | 26 | (3) all rights-of-way necessary for construction of | |
| 27 | 27 | the transmission line have been purchased. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |