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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline for approving a certificate of public |
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convenience and necessity for 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 37.057, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.057. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION FOR NEW TRANSMISSION |
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FACILITY. The commission must approve or deny an application for a |
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certificate for a new transmission facility not later than the |
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180th day after [the first anniversary of] the date the application |
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is filed. If the commission does not approve or deny the |
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application on or before that date, a party may seek a writ of |
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mandamus in a district court of Travis County to compel the |
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commission to decide on the application. |
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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 immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |