SRC-LBB H.B. 1369 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1369
78R4658 MTB-FBy: Baxter (Brimer)
Business & Commerce
4/17/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a retail electric provider (REP) is required to register with a
municipality as a condition of providing retail electric service to
residents of the municipality and the municipality is authorized to charge
a reasonable fee for registration.  This has created numerous municipal
registration and fee requirements for REPs.  As proposed, H.B. 1369
requires the Public Utility Commission to adopt standard municipal
registration requirements for REPs. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Public Utility Commission
in SECTION 1 (Section 17.051, Utilities Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 17.051, Utilities Code, by amending Subsection
(b) and adding Subsection (c), as follows: 

(b)  Requires the rules adopted under Subsections (a) and (c) to be
consistent with and no less effective than federal law and prohibits the
disclosure of highly sensitive competitive or trade secret information. 

(c)  Requires the Public Utility Commission to adopt rules governing the
local registration of retail electric providers under Section 39.358. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.