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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a list of priority facilities by |
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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 38.0725 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0725. LIST OF PRIORITY FACILITIES. (a) In this |
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section, "priority facility" means: |
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(1) a facility listed in Section 38.072(b); or |
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(2) a facility for which electric service is |
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considered crucial for the protection or maintenance of public |
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safety, including: |
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(A) a hospital; |
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(B) a police station; |
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(C) a fire station; |
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(D) a critical water or wastewater facility; and |
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(E) a confinement facility operated by or under a |
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contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice. |
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(b) An electric utility shall maintain a list of priority |
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facilities in the utility's retail service area. |
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(c) An electric utility shall provide on the utility's |
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Internet website a mechanism for a facility to request that the |
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utility add the facility to the priority facility list. The |
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electric utility shall add the requested facility to the list only |
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if the facility is a priority facility. |
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(d) On request from a facility, an electric utility shall |
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disclose to the facility not later than the 14th day after the date |
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the utility receives the request whether the facility is on the |
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priority facility list. |
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(e) Notwithstanding any other law, on a declaration of a |
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natural disaster or other emergency by the governor affecting the |
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service area of the electric utility, the utility shall provide the |
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list of priority facilities to the Texas Division of Emergency |
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Management. |
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(f) A priority facility list submitted to the Texas Division |
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of Emergency Management under this section is confidential and not |
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subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |