Honorable Chris Paddie, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB11 by Paddie (relating to the preparedness for extreme weather emergencies of facilities that provide electricity service.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the extreme weather emergency preparedness of facilities for providing electric service could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
The Public Utility Commission anticipates that this bill will have a local government impact. Any municipally owned utility in the ERCOT region would be required to weatherize power generating facilities and transmission and distribution facilities to meet the requirements of the bill.
Source Agencies:
473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel