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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to discounted utility rates for school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 36.351, Utilities Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36.351. DISCOUNTED RATES FOR CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF |
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HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER |
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SCHOOLS. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 36.351(a) and (f), Utilities Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, each |
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electric utility and municipally owned utility shall discount |
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charges for electric service provided to a facility of a four-year |
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state university, upper-level institution, Texas State Technical |
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College, [or] college, school district, or open-enrollment charter |
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school. |
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(f) An investor-owned electric utility may not recover from |
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residential customers or any other customer class the assigned and |
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allocated costs of serving a state university, [or] college, school |
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district, or open-enrollment charter school that receives a |
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discount under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |