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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to interconnection of transmission facilities in ERCOT |
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with transmission facilities outside of ERCOT. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.159. REQUIRED INTERCONNECTION WITH TRANSMISSION |
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FACILITIES OUTSIDE OF ERCOT. (a) The commission shall identify |
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transmission facilities in ERCOT that may be interconnected with |
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transmission facilities outside of ERCOT for the purpose of |
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allowing federal regulation of transmission service and wholesale |
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power sales in ERCOT. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall |
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require an electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric |
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cooperative that owns a transmission facility identified by the |
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commission under Subsection (a) to make requests, obtain approvals, |
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enter into contracts, and construct facilities as necessary to |
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interconnect the facility with a transmission facility outside of |
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ERCOT. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2022, the Public |
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Utility Commission of Texas shall examine the laws and rules |
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governing electric utilities in this state to determine how Section |
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39.159, Utilities Code, as added by this Act, may affect the |
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application of those laws and rules and shall adopt recommendations |
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for legislative and administrative action as necessary to implement |
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that section as effectively as practicable. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 39.159, Utilities Code, as added by |
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this Act, takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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(b) Section 2 of this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |