Amend CSHB 144 as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 22, strike "and".
(2) On page 1, after line 24, add the following:
(C) the documentation of and response to a report or complaint made by a landowner regarding the condition or repair of distribution poles;
(4) for each distribution pole to be inspected:
(A) a deadline by which the inspection will be completed;
(B) a process by which inspection records will be submitted; and
(C) a timeline for any remedial action required for a pole identified as unreliable, unsafe, or needing repair; and
(3) On page 2, line 1, strike "(4)" and substitute "(5)".
(4) On page 2, line 5, strike "At" and substitute "Except as provided by Subsection (e), at".
(5) On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
(e) At least once each month, an entity to which this section applies shall submit an update to the commission in a form prescribed by the commission of the information described by Subsection (b)(4). After an entity to which this section applies submits at least 24 monthly updates in compliance with this section, on application by the entity, the commission may allow the entity to instead file an annual update not later than May 1 of each year. An update must include for each distribution pole inspected an indication of whether the pole passed inspection and was determined to be safe, reliable, and able to withstand extreme weather conditions, including high winds.
(f) This section does not expand the commission's jurisdiction over an electric cooperative beyond the jurisdiction granted under Section 41.004(5)(A). A plan or update filed under this section is considered a report to ensure public safety for the purposes of Section 41.004.
(6) On page 2, line 10, strike "2026" and substitute "2027".
(7) On page 2, line 13, after the period, add "The Public Utility Commission of Texas may establish different plan submission dates for each class of entity to which Section 38.103, Utilities Code, as added by this Act, applies.".