Bill Text: TX HB2877 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to notice to elected officials of a widespread power, water, or natural gas outage or emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-18 - Referred to State Affairs [HB2877 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2877-Introduced.html
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By: Beckley | H.B. No. 2877 |
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relating to notice to elected officials of a widespread power, | ||
water, or natural gas outage or emergency. | ||
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. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As soon | ||
as practicable after an electric utility, municipally owned | ||
utility, or electric cooperative experiences a widespread power | ||
outage or a widespread electric service emergency, the utility or | ||
cooperative shall notify by telephone and e-mail each: | ||
(1) United States senator who represents this state; | ||
(2) member of the United States House of | ||
Representatives who represents a district affected by the | ||
disruption or emergency; | ||
(3) statewide elected official; | ||
(4) member of the legislature who represents a | ||
district affected by the disruption or emergency; | ||
(5) elected official of a county government who | ||
represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and | ||
(6) elected official of a municipal government who | ||
represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 104, Utilities Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 104.009 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 104.009. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As | ||
soon as practicable after a gas utility, municipally owned utility, | ||
or electric cooperative experiences a widespread natural gas | ||
shortage or a widespread natural gas service emergency, the utility | ||
or cooperative shall notify by telephone and e-mail each: | ||
(1) United States senator who represents this state; | ||
(2) member of the United States House of | ||
Representatives who represents a district affected by the | ||
disruption or emergency; | ||
(3) statewide elected official; | ||
(4) member of the legislature who represents a | ||
district affected by the disruption or emergency; | ||
(5) elected official of a county government who | ||
represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and | ||
(6) elected official of a municipal government who | ||
represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency. | ||
SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended | ||
by adding Section 13.1397 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 13.1397. NOTICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUIRED. As | ||
soon as practicable after a retail public utility experiences a | ||
widespread water service outage or a widespread water service | ||
emergency, the utility shall notify by telephone and e-mail each: | ||
(1) United States senator who represents this state; | ||
(2) member of the United States House of | ||
Representatives who represents a district affected by the | ||
disruption or emergency; | ||
(3) statewide elected official; | ||
(4) member of the legislature who represents a | ||
district affected by the disruption or emergency; | ||
(5) elected official of a county government who | ||
represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency; and | ||
(6) elected official of a municipal government who | ||
represents an area affected by the disruption or emergency. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |