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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electric reliability standards adopted by the Public |
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Utility Commission of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.005, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (g) and (h) to read as follows: |
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(g) The independent organization described by Section |
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39.151 shall determine the amount of reserve capacity necessary to |
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maintain a 1 in 10 reliability standard in the ERCOT power region. |
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(h) By January 1, 2014, the PUC shall determine whether the |
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reliability standards adopted under Subsection (a) do ensure that |
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the ERCOT power region's electrical network maintains the amount of |
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reserve capacity determined to be necessary under Subsection (g). |
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The PUC shall report its findings under this subsection to the |
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Legislature. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes immediate effect if it receives a |
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vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as proved |
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by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does |
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not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes |
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effect September 1, 2013. |