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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance or amendment of a certificate of public |
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convenience and necessity that authorizes the construction of an |
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electrical substation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.054, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to any notice provided under Subsection (a), |
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the commission shall require the applicant to provide written |
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notice of each substation proposed to be authorized by the |
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certificate to each owner of: |
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(1) property adjacent to the property on which the |
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substation will be located; and |
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(2) property located directly across a highway, road, |
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or street that is adjacent to the property on which the substation |
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will be located. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a proceeding affecting a certificate of public convenience and |
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necessity that commences on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A proceeding affecting a certificate of public convenience and |
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necessity that commenced before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the proceeding is |
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commenced, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |