Amend CSSB 7 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In the recital to SECTION 2 of the bill (page 1, line 33), strike "and (e)" and substitute "(e), and (f)".

(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 39.159(d)(2)(A), Utilities Code (page 2, line 36) strike "10 hours" and substitute "four hours".

(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, immediately following added Section 39.159(e), Utilities Code (page 2, between lines 49 and 50), add the following new Subsection (f):

(f)  Notwithstanding Subsection (d)(2)(A), the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region may require a resource to be capable of running for more that 4 hours as the organization determines is needed.