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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. Section 552.122, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A municipality with a population of more than 750,000 |
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that did not transfer management and control of the municipality's |
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electric utility system to a board of trustees under this |
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subchapter before September 1, 2023, shall transfer management and |
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control of the municipality's electric utility system to a board of |
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trustees appointed by the municipality's governing body. The board |
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of trustees may not include more than five members. If the service |
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territory of the municipality's electric utility system includes at |
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least four municipalities, the mayors of the four municipalities in |
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the service territory that have the greatest number of retail |
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customers are each entitled to appoint a member to the board of |
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trustees. To serve as a member of the board of trustees, a person |
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must have at least five years of experience: |
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(1) in the administration of business or government; |
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or |
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(2) as a practicing attorney, certified public |
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accountant, or professional engineer. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |