HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Thursday, June 23, 2022 

PLACE:       E2.010 
CHAIR:       Rep. Will Metcalf 

 

The House Committee on State Affairs will meet in a public hearing and hear invited and public testimony to consider the following interim charges:

 

- Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:

 

     SB 2, relating to the governance of the Public Utility Commission of   Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and the Electric      Reliability Council of Texas

 

- Examine the efforts of power generation facilities to weatherize their facilities.

 

- Review the status of projects intended to reduce transmission congestion within the electrical grid.

 

Electronic public comment will be available for:

 

- Implementation of SB 2.

 

- Examine weatherization efforts of power generation facilities.

 

- Review reduction of transmission congestion in the electrical grid.

 

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration can be found here:

https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

 

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here:

https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

 

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location and health and safety protocols for attending this meeting are available here:

https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

 

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/?c=c450

 

 

 

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.