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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a rebate of the assessment on the gross receipts of |
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electricity for certain providers of retail electric service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 16, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 16.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.0015. REBATE OF ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN UTILITIES. |
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(a) In this section, "child-care facility" and "day-care center" |
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have the meanings assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code. |
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(b) An electric utility, retail electric provider, or |
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electric cooperative that is subject to Section 16.001 and provides |
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retail electric service to a child-care facility or day-care center |
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at a rate that is reduced by 50 to 100 percent of the regular rate |
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for that service is entitled to a rebate from the comptroller under |
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this section. The electric utility, retail electric provider, or |
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electric cooperative is entitled to an annual or quarterly, as |
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applicable, rebate in an amount that is equal to the amount of the |
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total retail charges, excluding taxes and other fees, that the |
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utility, provider, or cooperative discounted to all child-care |
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facilities and day-care centers receiving service from the utility, |
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provider, or cooperative during the period for which the rebate is |
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requested. The rebate may not exceed the total amount of |
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assessments the electric utility, retail electric provider, or |
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electric cooperative owes to the state under this chapter for the |
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period for which the rebate is requested. |
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(c) To receive a rebate under this section, an electric |
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utility, retail electric provider, or electric cooperative shall |
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submit a list to the comptroller, signed under penalty of perjury, |
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of the child-care facilities and day-care centers to which the |
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utility, provider, or cooperative provided retail electric service |
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at no cost or a reduced rate for the period for which the rebate is |
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requested. |
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(d) The comptroller may adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect assessments due before the effective date of this Act, and |
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the law in effect before the effective date of this Act is continued |
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in effect for purposes of the liability for those assessments. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |