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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain information related to |
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the operation of certain municipally owned utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.110, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) This section does not apply to a contract between an |
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electric utility, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code, and |
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a municipally owned utility, as defined by Section 11.003, |
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Utilities Code, that operates in a municipality that: |
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(1) has a population of less than 6,000; and |
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(2) is the county seat of a county that has a |
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population of less than 10,000. |
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SECTION 2. Section 552.133, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other part of this section, this |
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section does not apply to a contract between an electric utility, as |
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defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code, and a municipally owned |
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utility, as defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code, that |
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operates in a municipality that: |
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(1) has a population of less than 6,000; and |
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(2) is the county seat of a county that has a |
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population of less than 10,000. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for public information made on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A request for public information made before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date of the request, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |