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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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House Bill 2439 (posting suggestions and ideas on |
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cost-efficiency on certain state agency websites, posting state |
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budget documents on a state agency website, and a state agency |
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website to provide information to the consumers of retail |
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electric service) to consider and take action on the following |
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matters: |
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(1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter which is not included in either |
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the house or senate version of the bill by adding the following |
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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 |
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owner shall include on each residential customer's bill a |
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statement, in at least 12-point type on the front of the first |
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page, that informs the customer that the customer can get |
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information at www.powertochoose.com regarding retail electric |
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providers that do purchase surplus electricity from a |
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distributed renewable 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 |
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regarding the availability to the customer of a retail electric |
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provider that purchases surplus electricity from a distributed |
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renewable generation owner. |
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(2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the |
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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, |
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by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) The requirement under Subsection (a) does not |
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supersede 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 |
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added Section 322.0081(a), Government Code, does not supersede |
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any exceptions under Chapter 552, Government Code, and to require |
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the Legislative Budget Board to promulgate rules to implement |
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added Section 322.0081. |
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(3) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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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 |
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a 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 |
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does not add to the clear meaning of the law and to indicate that |
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the budget document on the website is not required to be in open |
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standard format. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 29, 2011. |
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_______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |