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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for |
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certain transmission projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.056(d), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The commission by rule shall establish criteria, in |
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addition to the criteria described by Subsection (c), for granting |
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a certificate for a transmission project that serves the ERCOT |
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power region, that is not necessary to meet state or federal |
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reliability standards, and that is not included in a plan developed |
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under Section 39.904(g) [does not serve a competitive renewable |
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energy zone]. The criteria must include a comparison of the |
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estimated cost of the transmission project for consumers and the |
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estimated cost savings for consumers that may result from the |
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transmission project. The commission shall include with its |
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decision on an application for a certificate to which this |
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subsection applies findings on the criteria. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a proceeding affecting a certificate of public convenience and |
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necessity that commences on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A proceeding affecting a certificate of public convenience and |
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necessity that commenced before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the proceeding is |
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commenced, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |