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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the Public Utility Commission of |
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Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.051(a), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The commission is composed of five [three] |
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commissioners appointed as follows: |
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(1) four members appointed by the governor with the |
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advice and consent of the senate, one of whom must be appointed from |
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a list of candidates submitted to the governor by the speaker of the |
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house of representatives; and |
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(2) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor. |
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SECTION 2. Promptly after this Act takes effect, the |
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governor and the lieutenant governor shall each appoint an |
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additional member to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The |
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governor shall appoint the additional member from a list of |
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candidates submitted to the governor by the speaker of the house of |
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representatives. The member appointed by the governor shall serve |
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a term expiring August 31, 2019, and the member appointed by the |
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lieutenant governor shall serve a term expiring August 31, 2021. |
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Until all appointees have taken office, a quorum of the commission |
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is a majority of the number of members who are qualified. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |