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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of the Texas Department of Transportation |
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on the Texas Electricity Supply Chain Security and Mapping |
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Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.201(c), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The committee is composed of: |
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(1) the executive director of the commission; |
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(2) the executive director of the Railroad Commission |
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of Texas; |
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(3) the president and the chief executive officer of |
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the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the |
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ERCOT power region; [and] |
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(4) the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency |
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Management; and |
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(5) the executive director of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 38.202(c), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The commission, the Railroad Commission of Texas, the |
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Texas Department of Transportation, and the Texas Division of |
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Emergency Management shall provide staff as necessary to assist the |
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committee in carrying out the committee's duties and |
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responsibilities. |
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SECTION 3. Section 38.203(e), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) The committee shall provide [the Texas Energy |
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Reliability Council with] access to the electricity supply chain |
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map to: |
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(1) the Texas Energy Reliability Council; and |
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(2) Texas Department of Transportation staff whose |
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duties include making repairs after disasters or emergencies. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |