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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice to elected officials of a widespread power, |
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water, or natural gas outage or emergency. |
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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. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As soon |
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as practicable after an electric utility, municipally owned |
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utility, or electric cooperative experiences a widespread power |
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outage or a widespread electric service emergency, the utility or |
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cooperative shall notify by telephone and e-mail each: |
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(1) United States senator who represents this state; |
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(2) member of the United States House of |
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Representatives who represents a district affected by the |
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disruption or emergency; |
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(3) statewide elected official; |
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(4) member of the legislature who represents a |
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district affected by the disruption or emergency; |
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(5) elected official of a county government who |
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represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and |
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(6) elected official of a municipal government who |
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represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 104, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 104.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 104.009. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As |
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soon as practicable after a gas utility, municipally owned utility, |
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or electric cooperative experiences a widespread natural gas |
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shortage or a widespread natural gas service emergency, the utility |
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or cooperative shall notify by telephone and e-mail each: |
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(1) United States senator who represents this state; |
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(2) member of the United States House of |
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Representatives who represents a district affected by the |
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disruption or emergency; |
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(3) statewide elected official; |
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(4) member of the legislature who represents a |
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district affected by the disruption or emergency; |
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(5) elected official of a county government who |
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represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and |
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(6) elected official of a municipal government who |
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represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 13.1397 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.1397. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As |
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soon as practicable after a retail public utility experiences a |
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widespread water service outage or a widespread water service |
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emergency, the utility shall notify by telephone and e-mail each: |
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(1) United States senator who represents this state; |
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(2) member of the United States House of |
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Representatives who represents a district affected by the |
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disruption or emergency; |
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(3) statewide elected official; |
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(4) member of the legislature who represents a |
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district affected by the disruption or emergency; |
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(5) elected official of a county government who |
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represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and |
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(6) elected official of a municipal government who |
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represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |