Amend CSSB 3 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 86.044, Natural Resources Code (page 4, between lines 7 and 8), insert the following:
(b-1) The commission shall:
(1) inspect gas supply chain facilities that are identified in the map created under Section 418.309, Government Code, as necessary to operate critical infrastructure for compliance with the reliability standards;
(2) provide the owner of a facility described by Subdivision (1) with a reasonable period of time in which to remedy any violation the commission discovers in an inspection; and
(3) report to the attorney general any violation that is not remedied in a reasonable period of time.
(b-2) The commission shall prioritize inspections conducted under Subsection (b-1)(1) based on risk level, as determined by the commission.
(2) In SECTION 12 of the bill, in added Section 35.0021, Utilities Code (page 6, between lines 49 and 50), insert the following:
(c-1) The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall prioritize inspections conducted under Subsection (c)(1) based on risk level, as determined by the organization.
(3) In SECTION 14 of the bill, in added Section 38.074, Utilities Code (page 7, between lines 36 and 37), insert the following:
(b) The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall:
(1) inspect the facilities of each electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, and transmission and distribution utility providing transmission service in the ERCOT power region for compliance with the reliability standards;
(2) provide the owner of a facility described by Subdivision (1) with a reasonable period of time in which to remedy any violation the independent organization discovers in an inspection; and
(3) report to the commission any violation that is not remedied in a reasonable period of time.
(c) The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall prioritize inspections conducted under Subsection (b)(1) based on risk level, as determined by the organization.
(4) In SECTION 14 of the bill, in added Section 38.074, Utilities Code (page 7, line 37), strike "(b)" and substitute "(d)".
(5) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in the recital (page 9, line 21), between "Subsections" and "(d)," insert "(c-1), (c-2),".
(6) In SECTION 19 of the bill, in amended Section 121.2015, Utilities Code (page 9, between lines 32 and 33), insert the following:
(c-1) The railroad commission shall:
(1) inspect the gas pipeline facilities that are identified in the map created under Section 418.309, Government Code, as necessary to operate critical infrastructure for compliance with the reliability standards;
(2) provide the owner of a facility described by Subdivision (1) with a reasonable period of time in which to remedy any violation the railroad commission discovers in an inspection; and
(3) report to the attorney general any violation that is not remedied in a reasonable period of time.
(c-2) The railroad commission shall prioritize inspections conducted under Subsection (c-1)(1) based on risk level, as determined by the railroad commission.
(7) Insert the following appropriately numbered SECTIONs to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONs accordingly:
SECTION ____. Not later than six months after the date the Texas Energy Reliability Council produces the map required under Section 418.309, Government Code, as added by this Act, the Railroad Commission of Texas shall adopt rules necessary to implement:
(1) Section 86.044, Natural Resources Code, as added by this Act; and
(2) Section 121.2015, Utilities Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION ____. Not later than six months after the effective date of this Act, the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall adopt rules necessary to implement:
(1) Section 35.0021, Utilities Code, as added by this Act; and
(2) Section 38.074, Utilities Code, as added by this Act.