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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to study the |
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reliability of the ERCOT electric grid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. INTERIM COMMITTEE; STUDY. (a) A joint interim |
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committee is established to study the reliability of the ERCOT |
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electric grid. |
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(b) The study must consider: |
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(1) the effectiveness of the ERCOT electric grid in |
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providing reliable power to residents of this state; and |
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(2) potential improvements to the ERCOT electric grid. |
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(c) The joint interim committee shall be composed of: |
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(1) two members of the senate appointed by the |
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lieutenant governor; |
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(2) two members of the house of representatives |
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appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; |
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(3) the members of the senate business and commerce |
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committee; and |
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(4) the members of the house state affairs committee. |
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(d) The chairs of the senate business and commerce committee |
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and the house state affairs committee shall serve as co-chairs of |
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the joint interim committee. |
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(e) The joint interim committee has all other powers and |
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duties provided to a special or select committee by the rules of the |
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senate and house of representatives, by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, |
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Government Code, and by policies of the senate and house committees |
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on administration. |
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(f) Not later than January 1, 2023, the joint interim |
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committee shall report the committee's findings and |
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recommendations to the governor and the members of the legislature. |
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SECTION 2. ABOLITION OF COMMITTEE. The joint interim |
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committee established by Section 1 of this Act is abolished and this |
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Act expires January 10, 2023. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |