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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to strategic communication between the Public Utility |
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Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas during a |
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disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.006. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION WITH RAILROAD |
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COMMISSION DURING EMERGENCY OR DISASTER. During a disaster |
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declared by the president of the United States or the governor that |
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results in a widespread power outage, the commission shall |
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communicate with the Railroad Commission of Texas in order to |
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strategically plan and implement a response to the emergency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |