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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 2439 (posting suggestions and |
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ideas on cost-efficiency on certain state agency websites, posting |
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state budget documents on a state agency website, and a state agency |
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website to provide information to the consumers of retail electric |
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service) to consider and take action on the following matters: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in |
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either the house or senate version of the bill by adding the |
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following section to the bill: |
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SECTION 5. Section 39.916, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) A retail electric provider that does not purchase |
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surplus electricity from a distributed renewable generation owner |
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shall include on each residential customer's bill a statement, in |
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at least 12-point type on the front of the first page, that informs |
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the customer that the customer can get information at |
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www.powertochoose.com regarding retail electric providers that do |
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purchase surplus electricity from a distributed renewable |
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generation owner. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to require a retail |
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electric provider to give written notice to each customer regarding |
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the availability to the customer of a retail electric provider that |
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purchases surplus electricity from a distributed renewable |
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generation owner. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text not included in either the house or senate |
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version of the bill to added Section 322.0081, Government Code, by |
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adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) The requirement under Subsection (a) does not supersede |
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any exceptions provided under Chapter 552. |
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(e) The board shall promulgate rules to implement the |
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provisions of this section. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to clarify that added |
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Section 322.0081(a), Government Code, does not supersede any |
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exceptions under Chapter 552, Government Code, and to require the |
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Legislative Budget Board to promulgate rules to implement added |
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Section 322.0081. |
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(3) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to change text not in disagreement in added Sections |
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322.0081(a) and (c), Government Code, to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall post on the board's Internet website |
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documents prepared by the board that are provided to a committee, |
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subcommittee, or conference committee of either house of the |
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legislature in connection with an appropriations bill. |
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(c) The document must be downloadable and provide data in a |
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format that allows the public to search, extract, organize, and |
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analyze the information in the document. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to remove text that does |
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not add to the clear meaning of the law and to indicate that the |
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budget document on the website is not required to be in open |
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standard format. |