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AN ACT
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relating to emergency preparedness information about water |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 13.1396(b), (c), (d), (e), and (g), |
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Water Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An affected utility shall submit to [the county judge,] |
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the office of emergency management of each county in which the |
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utility has more than one customer, the Public Utility Commission |
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of Texas, and the office of emergency management of the governor[,] |
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a copy of: |
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(1) the affected utility's emergency preparedness plan |
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approved under Section 13.1395; and |
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(2) the commission's notification to the affected |
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utility that the plan is accepted. |
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(c) Each affected utility shall submit to each electric |
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utility that provides transmission and distribution service to the |
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affected utility, each retail electric provider that sells electric |
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power to the affected utility, [the county judge and] the office of |
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emergency management of each county in which the utility has water |
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and wastewater facilities that qualify for critical load status |
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under rules adopted by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, [and
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to] the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and the division of |
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emergency management of the governor: |
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(1) information identifying the location and |
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providing a general description of all water and wastewater |
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facilities that qualify for critical load status; and |
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(2) emergency contact information for the affected |
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utility, including: |
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(A) the person who will serve as a point of |
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contact and the person's telephone number; |
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(B) the person who will serve as an alternative |
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point of contact and the person's telephone number; and |
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(C) the affected utility's mailing address. |
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(d) An affected utility shall: |
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(1) annually submit the information required by |
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Subsection (c) to each electric utility that provides transmission |
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and distribution service to the affected utility and to each retail |
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electric provider that sells electric power to the affected |
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utility; and |
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(2) immediately update the information provided under |
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Subsection (c) as changes to the information occur. |
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(e) Each [Not later than February 1 of each year, the county
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judge of each county that receives the information required by
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Subsections (c) and (d) shall:
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[(1)
submit the information for each affected utility
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to each retail electric provider that sells electric power to an
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affected utility and each electric utility that provides
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transmission and distribution service to an affected utility; and
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[(2) in cooperation with the] affected utility shall |
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[,] submit annually to each electric utility that provides |
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transmission and distribution service to the affected utility and |
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to each retail electric provider that sells electric power to the |
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affected utility [for each affected utility] any forms reasonably |
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required by an electric utility or retail electric provider for |
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determining critical load status, including a critical care |
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eligibility determination form or similar form. |
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(g) If an electric utility determines that an affected |
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utility's facilities do not qualify for critical load status, the |
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electric utility and the retail electric provider, not later than |
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the 30th day after the date the electric utility or retail electric |
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provider receives the information required by Subsections (c) and |
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(d), shall provide a detailed explanation of the electric utility's |
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determination to the affected utility and the office of emergency |
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management of each county in which the affected utility's |
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facilities are located [each county judge that submitted the
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information]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.1396(a)(2), Water Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2619 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2619 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |