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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. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall adopt criteria for |
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determining whether a facility is a facility for which electric |
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service is considered crucial for the protection or maintenance of |
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public safety under Subsection (a)(2). The criteria must |
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automatically include the following types of facilities: |
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hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and critical water and |
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wastewater facilities. |
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(c) An electric utility shall maintain a list of priority |
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facilities in the utility's service area. |
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(d) 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 according to the criteria |
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adopted by the commission under Subsection (b). |
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(e) 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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of the request whether the facility is on the priority facility |
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list. |
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(f) On a declaration of a natural disaster or other |
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emergency by the governor affecting the service area of the |
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electric utility, the utility shall provide the list of priority |
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facilities to each applicable local emergency management agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |