Amend HB 1600 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 1 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION 1.____. Subchapter A, Chapter 32, Utilities Code, is amended by adding Section 32.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.005. JURISDICTION REGARDING WHOLESALE SALES FOR DELIVERY INTO MEXICO. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission may not restrict or otherwise regulate wholesale sales of electric energy for delivery into Mexico.
(b) The commission by rule shall require that a contract for wholesale sale of electric energy for delivery into Mexico is subject to conditions, as determined by the commission or by an independent organization certified under Section 39.151, necessary to ensure that electric energy generated or transmitted in this state is made available for transmission and distribution in this state as necessary to ensure the reliability and adequacy of the electrical network in this state connected to Mexico at times of an electrical power-related emergency.
(c) The commission shall conduct a study to determine effective means to promote wholesale sale of electric energy generated in this state for delivery into Mexico. Not later than December 1, 2014, the commission shall issue to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives that have primary jurisdiction over electric utilities and border issues a written report describing means to promote and encourage such sales. The report must include any recommendations the commission considers prudent for legislation to allow or support the identified means. This subsection expires September 1, 2015.