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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study to project the economic and grid reliability |
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effects that may result from interconnecting certain electric |
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transmission facilities with transmission facilities operated by |
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the Midcontinent Independent System Operator. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The president of the University of Houston shall |
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designate a department or entity at the university to conduct a |
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study to project the economic effects and electric grid reliability |
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effects that may result from: |
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(1) interconnecting transmission facilities that are |
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located in Harris County with transmission facilities that are |
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operated by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator; and |
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(2) allowing for the purchase of power at wholesale by |
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entities in Harris County through markets operated by the |
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Midcontinent Independent System Operator. |
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SECTION 2. The department or entity at the University of |
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Houston designated by the president of the university to conduct |
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the study under Section 1 of this Act shall prepare a report with |
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the conclusions of the study and submit the report to the |
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legislature and the Commissioners Court of Harris County not later |
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than September 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 3. This Act expires December 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |