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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 87th Legislature, Regular Session 2021, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 1281 (a reliability |
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assessment of the ERCOT power grid and certificates of public |
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convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects) to |
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consider and take action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (3) are suspended to |
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permit the committee to change, alter, or amend text which is not in |
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disagreement and add text on a matter which is not in disagreement |
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in proposed SECTION 1 of the bill by adding Sections |
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37.052(c)(1)(A) and (B), Utilities Code, to read as follows: |
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(1) the transmission line does not exceed: |
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(A) three miles in length, if the line connects |
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to a load-serving substation or metering point; or |
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(B) two miles in length, if the line connects to a |
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generation substation or metering point; |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to distinguish that an |
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electric transmission line to which Subsection 37.056(c), |
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Utilities Code, as added by this bill, applies must measure three |
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miles or less for a load-serving electric transmission line and two |
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miles or less for an electric transmission line that connects to |
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power generation. |