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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to removal of the requirement that an electric utility |
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designate a preferred route for a transmission line in an |
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application for a certificate of convenience and necessity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.053, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission may not require the applicant to |
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designate a preferred route for a proposed transmission line |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall |
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adopt or revise rules under Section 37.053, Utilities Code, as |
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amended by this Act, before June 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies only to an application for a |
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certificate of convenience and necessity that is filed with the |
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Public Utility Commission of Texas on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An application for a certificate of convenience and |
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necessity that was filed with the commission before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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application was filed, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |