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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restoring electric service to certain vulnerable |
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customers after a power outage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 38, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0725 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0725. PRIORITIES FOR POWER RESTORATION TO CERTAIN |
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CUSTOMERS. (a) The commission by rule shall require each retail |
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electric provider to implement a process by which a customer of the |
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provider may report to the provider that the customer has a serious |
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medical condition that requires an electric-powered device. |
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(b) A retail electric provider shall maintain customer |
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information reported under this section to allow the retail |
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electric provider to quickly identify vulnerable customers during a |
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power outage and notify the relevant transmission and distribution |
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utilities to prioritize those customers for power restoration. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall adopt the |
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rules required by Section 38.0725, Utilities Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |