Amend CSHB 2483 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 3, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

(2)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Not later than January 1, 2029, the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall:

(1)  analyze the effects of authorizing transmission and distribution utilities to lease, operate, procure, or own the facilities described by Section 39.918(b), Utilities Code, as added by this Act; and

(2)  submit a report to the legislature that includes the analysis produced under Subdivision (1) of this section and a recommendation of whether the legislature should allow Section 39.918, Utilities Code, as added by this Act, to expire.