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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipally owned utilities in ERCOT accessing |
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transmission service and power at wholesale 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. ACCESS TO WHOLESALE POWER AND TRANSMISSION |
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SERVICE OUTSIDE ERCOT. Notwithstanding any other law, a |
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municipally owned utility that transmits or distributes power |
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purchased at wholesale in ERCOT may make requests, obtain |
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approvals, enter into contracts, and construct facilities as |
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necessary to: |
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(1) access transmission service from outside of ERCOT; |
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and |
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(2) purchase power at wholesale from outside of 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. |