Amend CSSB 1789 (senate committee report) in SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 38.006, Utilities Code (page 2, between lines 32 and 33), by adding the following appropriately lettered subsections:
( ) An electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative may implement an appropriate program to provide for the inspection, maintenance, remediation, and replacement of the utility's or cooperative's transmission and distribution poles. The program must ensure compliance with the standards adopted under this section.
( ) This section does not expand the commission's jurisdiction over an electric cooperative beyond the jurisdiction granted under Chapter 41. A report submitted under this section is considered a report to ensure public safety for purposes of Section 41.004.