Amend HB 17 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, by striking added Section 181.903(d), Utilities Code (page 1, lines 52 through 55), and substituting the following:
(d) This section does not limit the ability of a regulatory authority or political subdivision to:
(1) choose utility services for properties owned by the regulatory authority or political subdivision; or
(2) encourage, promote, or provide rebates for energy efficiency, energy storage, or renewable or clean energy through ordinances, resolutions, regulations, codes, orders, policies, or other measures if they do not directly or indirectly ban, restrict, or prohibit the connection or reconnection of a utility service or the construction, maintenance, or installation of residential, commercial, or other public or private infrastructure for a utility service based on the type or source of energy to be delivered to the end-use customer.