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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the management and control of certain municipal |
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electric utility systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 552.1225 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.1225. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF |
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ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A |
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municipality with a population of more than 750,000 that did not |
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transfer management and control of the municipality's electric |
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utility system to a board of trustees under this subchapter before |
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September 1, 2023, shall transfer management and control of the |
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municipality's electric utility system to a board of trustees |
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appointed by the municipality's governing body, except as provided |
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by Subsection (d). |
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(b) The board of trustees must include seven members who |
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serve staggered five-year terms. A person may not serve more than |
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two terms on the board of trustees. |
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(c) To serve as a member of the board of trustees, a person |
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must have at least 10 years of experience: |
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(1) in the administration of business or government; |
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(2) as a practicing attorney or certified public |
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accountant; or |
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(3) as a professional engineer in a field related to |
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electrical, nuclear, industrial, agricultural, architectural, |
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petroleum-related, chemical, power generation, or energy |
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transmission and distribution work. |
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(d) If the service territory of the municipal electric |
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utility includes at least four municipalities, the mayor of the |
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municipality in the service territory that has the greatest number |
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of retail customers is entitled to appoint four members to the board |
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of trustees, and the mayors of the remaining municipalities in the |
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service territory are entitled jointly to appoint the remaining |
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three members. The mayor of the municipality in the service |
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territory that has the greatest number of retail customers may |
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serve as a board member. Subsection (c) does not apply to that |
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mayor. |
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(e) The proceedings of the municipality may specify the |
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powers and duties of the board of trustees, the manner of exercising |
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those powers and duties, and any matter relating to the |
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organization and duties of the board. On any matter not covered by |
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the proceedings, the board of trustees is governed by the laws and |
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rules governing the governing body of the municipality in the |
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service territory that has the greatest number of retail customers, |
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to the extent applicable. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |