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Senate Bill 475 |
Senate Author: Hancock |
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Effective: 6-7-19 |
House Sponsor: Hernandez et al. |
Senate Bill 475 amends Utilities Code provisions relating to the restructuring of the electric utility industry to establish the Texas Electric Grid Security Council as an advisory body to facilitate the creation, aggregation, coordination, and dissemination of best security practices for the electric industry, including the generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity. The bill requires the council, on request of certain elected officials, to issue to the requestor recommendations regarding certain grid security issues. The bill, among other provisions, authorizes a member of the council to apply for a secret security clearance or an interim security clearance granted by the U.S. government, conditions a member's access to certain classified information on a member's secret security clearance, and authorizes the council to prepare a report outlining grid security response efforts that do not involve classified or highly sensitive, company‑specific information.