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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of transmission operators by certain |
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municipally owned electric utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 38, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0761 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0761. DESIGNATION OF TRANSMISSION OPERATORS BY |
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CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES. A municipally owned utility |
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is not required to designate a transmission operator for compliance |
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with load shedding duties and related obligations established by |
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the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the |
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ERCOT power region if the municipally owned utility: |
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(1) is owned by a municipality with a population of |
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less than 25,000; |
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(2) has an annual peak demand of 25 megawatts or less; |
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and |
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(3) operates 10 or fewer distribution feeder circuits. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |