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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exclusion of broadcasting facilities from load |
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shedding participation during a rolling blackout. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 38, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0722 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0722. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN BROADCASTING FACILITIES |
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FROM ROLLING BLACKOUT. The commission by rule shall require each |
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electric utility, municipally owned utility, and electric |
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cooperative to exclude any circuits that provide power to a |
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commercial or public radio or television broadcasting facility from |
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participation in the utility's or cooperative's attempt to shed |
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load in response to a rolling blackout initiated by an independent |
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organization certified under Section 39.151 or another reliability |
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council or power pool in which the utility or cooperative operates. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |