87R11527 CXP-F
 
  By: Thierry H.B. No. 3062
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the governing body of the independent organization
  certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 39.151, Utilities Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsections (g-2), (g-3), and
  (g-4) to read as follows:
         (g)  To maintain certification as an independent
  organization under this section, an organization's governing body
  must be composed of persons specified by this section [and selected
  in accordance with formal bylaws or protocols of the organization.
  The bylaws or protocols must be approved by the commission and must
  reflect the input of the commission. The bylaws must specify the
  process by which appropriate stakeholders elect members and, for
  unaffiliated members, prescribe professional qualifications for
  selection as a member. The bylaws must require the use of a
  professional search firm to identify candidates for membership of
  unaffiliated members. The process must allow for commission input
  in identifying candidates]. The governing body must be composed
  of:
               (1)  the chairman of the commission as an ex officio
  nonvoting member;
               (2)  the counsellor as an ex officio voting member
  representing residential and small commercial consumer interests;
               (3)  the chief executive officer of the independent
  organization as an ex officio voting member;
               (4)  six market participants elected by their
  respective market segments to serve one-year terms, with:
                     (A)  one representing independent generators;
                     (B)  one representing investor-owned utilities;
                     (C)  one representing power marketers;
                     (D)  one representing retail electric providers;
                     (E)  one representing municipally owned
  utilities; and
                     (F)  one representing electric cooperatives;
               (5)  one member representing industrial consumer
  interests and elected by the industrial consumer market segment to
  serve a one-year term;
               (6)  one member representing large commercial consumer
  interests selected in accordance with the bylaws to serve a
  one-year term; and
               (7)  five members who are informed residential
  customers whose primary residences have a diverse range of property
  values, with:
                     (A)  one member whose primary residence has a
  property value of less than $75,000;
                     (B)  one member whose primary residence has a
  property value of at least $75,000 but less than $125,000;
                     (C)  one member whose primary residence has a
  property value of at least $125,000 but less than $175,000;
                     (D)  one member whose primary residence has a
  property value of at least $175,000 but less than $225,000; and
                     (E)  one member whose primary residence has a
  property value of at least $225,000 [five members unaffiliated with
  any market segment and selected by the other members of the
  governing body to serve three-year terms].
         (g-2)  Members of the organization's governing body required
  by Subsections (g)(4), (5), and (6) must be selected in accordance
  with formal bylaws or protocols of the organization. The bylaws or
  protocols must be approved by the commission and must reflect the
  input of the commission. The bylaws must specify the process by
  which appropriate stakeholders elect members and, for unaffiliated
  members, prescribe professional qualifications for selection as a
  member. The bylaws must require the use of a professional search
  firm to identify candidates for membership of unaffiliated members.
  The process must allow for commission input in identifying
  candidates.
         (g-3)  To qualify to serve as a member of the governing body
  under Subsection (g)(4), (5), (6), or (7), a person must be a
  resident of this state.
         (g-4)  To maintain certification as an independent
  organization under this section, an organization's chief executive
  officer must be a resident of this state.
         SECTION 2.  (a)  An independent organization certified under
  Section 39.151, Utilities Code, by the Public Utility Commission of
  Texas before September 1, 2021, shall hold elections and select new
  members as needed to modify the organization's governing body to
  comply with Section 39.151, Utilities Code, as amended by this Act,
  as soon as practicable, but not later than September 1, 2022.
         (b)  An independent organization certified under Section
  39.151, Utilities Code, by the Public Utility Commission of Texas
  before September 1, 2021, shall ensure that the chief executive
  officer of the organization complies with Section 39.151, Utilities
  Code, as amended by this Act, as soon as practicable, but not later
  than September 1, 2022.
         (c)  After September 1, 2022, the Public Utility Commission
  of Texas may decertify an independent organization whose governing
  body does not comply with Section 39.151, Utilities Code, as
  amended by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.