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Senate Bill 1230 |
Senate Author: Estes |
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Effective: 5-9-11 |
House Sponsor: Crownover |
Senate Bill 1230 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a home-rule municipality with a population of more than 100,000 that owns and operates an electric utility that is a member of a municipal power agency and is located in a county adjacent to a county with a population of more than two million to buy, own, construct, maintain, and operate a combined heating and power system or plant and related infrastructure. The bill authorizes the governing body of such a municipality to designate a combined heating and power economic development district in a territory that meets certain specifications and establishes provisions relating to the sale of energy commodities and the assessing of fees.