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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the General Land Office to sell retail |
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electric power. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 35, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 35.107 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 35.107. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY TO SELL OR CONVEY |
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POWER. (a) Notwithstanding another provision of this subchapter, |
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the commissioner's authority to sell or convey power under this |
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subchapter expires September 1, 2022. |
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(b) This section does not affect the commissioner's |
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authority to sell or convey natural gas under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The General Land Office or an entity |
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operating under a contract with the General Land Office may |
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continue to provide retail electric service in accordance with |
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Subchapter D, Chapter 35, Utilities Code, as that subchapter |
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existed before the effective date of this Act, under the terms of an |
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agreement with a customer entered into before the effective date of |
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this Act, only until the date the agreement expires. |
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(b) The General Land Office may not renew or extend the |
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expiration or termination date of a contract to provide retail |
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electric service in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 35, |
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Utilities Code, to a date after September 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The General Land Office shall collect |
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information on the sale of electricity by the General Land Office |
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and not later than September 1, 2021, provide to the legislature a |
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report based on the collected information. |
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(b) The report must include and address for each year at |
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least the following information: |
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(1) number of participants; |
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(2) aggregate rates; |
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(3) general contract terms; and |
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(4) the extent of any fiscal impact on state resources |
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of administering the program. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |