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Senate Bill 1153 |
Senate Author: Williams |
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Effective: 5-20-11 |
House Sponsor: Ritter |
Senate Bill 1153 amends the Utilities Code to authorize the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to retain any consultant, accountant, auditor, engineer, or attorney the PUC considers necessary to represent the PUC in specified proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or before a court reviewing the federal commission's proceedings, relating to an electric utility. The bill requires the electric utility involved in a proceeding to pay the reasonable costs of the services of a person retained by the PUC, not to exceed $1.5 million in a 12-month period, and establishes other requirements relating to retaining a person under these provisions.