87R11361 CXP-D
 
  By: Beckley H.B. No. 2732
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to strategic communication between the Public Utility
  Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas during a
  disaster.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Utilities Code, is
  amended by adding Section 31.006 to read as follows:
         Sec. 31.006.  STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION WITH RAILROAD
  COMMISSION DURING EMERGENCY OR DISASTER. During a disaster
  declared by the president of the United States or the governor that
  results in a widespread power outage, the commission shall
  communicate with the Railroad Commission of Texas in order to
  strategically plan and implement a response to the emergency.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.