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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the |
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procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission |
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or distribution line. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 17.003, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d-1) and adding Subsection (d-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d-1) An electric utility providing electric delivery |
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service for a retail electric provider, as defined by Section |
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31.002, shall provide to the retail electric provider, and the |
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retail electric provider shall periodically provide to the retail |
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electric provider's retail customers together with bills sent to |
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the customers, information about: |
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(1) the electric utility's procedures for implementing |
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involuntary load shedding initiated by the independent |
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organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power |
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region; |
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(2) the types of customers who may be considered |
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critical care residential customers, critical load industrial |
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customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted |
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under Section 38.076; |
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(3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be |
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considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load |
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industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules |
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adopted under Section 38.076; [and] |
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(4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary |
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load shedding events may be implemented; and |
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(5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation |
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management near a transmission or distribution line. |
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(d-2) A retail electric utility shall periodically provide |
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with bills sent to retail customers of the utility information |
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about the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management |
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near a transmission or distribution line. |
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SECTION 2. Section 17.005(f), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) A municipally owned utility shall periodically provide |
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with bills sent to retail customers of the utility information |
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about: |
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(1) the utility's procedure for implementing |
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involuntary load shedding; |
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(2) the types of customers who may be considered |
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critical care residential customers, critical load industrial |
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customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted |
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under Section 38.076; |
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(3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be |
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considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load |
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industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules |
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adopted under Section 38.076; [and] |
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(4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary |
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load shedding events may be implemented; and |
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(5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation |
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management near a transmission or distribution line. |
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SECTION 3. Section 17.006(f), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) An electric cooperative shall periodically provide with |
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bills sent to retail customers of the cooperative information |
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about: |
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(1) the cooperative's procedure for implementing |
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involuntary load shedding; |
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(2) the types of customers who may be considered |
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critical care residential customers, critical load industrial |
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customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted |
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under Section 38.076; |
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(3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be |
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considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load |
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industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules |
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adopted under Section 38.076; [and] |
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(4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary |
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load shedding events may be implemented; and |
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(5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation |
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management near a transmission or distribution line. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |