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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain powers and duties of the Palo Duro River |
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Authority of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 438, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1973, is amended by adding Sections 3A, 3B, and 3C |
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and amending Section 5 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3A. The Authority may: |
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(1) develop and generate electric energy by means of |
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renewable energy resources inside the boundaries of the Authority; |
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and |
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(2) distribute and sell electric energy to: |
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(A) an entity that operates in the Electric |
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Reliability Council of Texas power region; |
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(B) an entity that operates in the Southwest |
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Power Pool power region; or |
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(C) an electric cooperative, as defined by |
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Section 161.002, Utilities Code, that operates in this state. |
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Sec. 3B. Section 3A does not require an entity described by |
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that section to build a new transmission line. Grid |
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interconnection made for the purposes of Section 3A does not |
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subject an entity described by that section to the jurisdiction of |
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the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and does not affect the |
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jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over an |
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entity over which the commission already has jurisdiction. |
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Sec. 3C. The Authority may: |
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(1) lease the hunting rights on property owned by the |
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Authority; and |
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(2) develop, manage, or lease property owned by the |
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Authority for any recreational purpose. |
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Sec. 5. (a) The Authority may not construct a [No] dam or |
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other facility [facilities] for impounding water [shall be
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constructed] until the plans therefor are approved by the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality [Texas Water Rights
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Commission]. The Authority is not authorized to develop or |
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otherwise acquire underground sources of water. |
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(b) The Authority may sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of |
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any real or personal property deemed by the Authority [this
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Commission] not to be needed for Authority purposes, subject to the |
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terms of any deed of trust or other indenture [issued by the
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Commission]. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |