Bill Text: TX HCR93 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing members of the AEIC Power Delivery Committee for their dedication to electric reliability research and best practices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-10 - Received from the House [HCR93 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR93-Introduced.html
By: Collier | H.C.R. No. 93 |
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WHEREAS, electric reliability is essential to the State of | ||
Texas and our nation, as well as the wellbeing of their citizens; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies' | ||
mission is to encourage research and enable the exchange of | ||
technical information and best practices through a committee | ||
structure, staffed with experts from management of member | ||
companies, to solve challenges and create opportunities, | ||
worldwide; and | ||
WHEREAS, the association was founded by Thomas Edison and his | ||
associates in 1885 and is one of the longest standing electric | ||
energy industry associations; and | ||
WHEREAS, the members of the assoc | ||
iation include electric | ||
utilities, generating, transmitting and distributing companies -- | ||
including investor-owned, federal, state cooperative and municipal | ||
systems -- from within and outside the United States; and | ||
WHEREAS, on March 21-24 in Fort Worth, Texas, the state's | ||
largest transmission and distribution utility, Oncor Electric | ||
Delivery, will host the AEIC Power Delivery Committee for a multi- | ||
day discussion of key issues associated with distribution of power; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, the AEIC Power Delivery Committee provides electric | ||
utility management an effective means for exchanging ideas, | ||
experiences and solutions to the problems of engineering, | ||
operating, safety and customer service aspects of delivering | ||
electric power, as well as identifies and assesses issues that will | ||
substantially impact the planning, design, construction, | ||
maintenance and/or operation of electric utility power delivery | ||
systems; and | ||
WHEREAS, AEIC Power Delivery Committee has been instrumental | ||
in developing best practices around storm recovery after Hurricane | ||
Sandy; and | ||
WHEREAS, the AEIC Power Delivery Committee includes | ||
representatives from 55 organizations and utilities from across the | ||
country; and | ||
WHEREAS, many of the representatives of the AEIC Power | ||
Delivery Committee who are meeting in Fort Worth are not from Texas | ||
but are gathering in the State of Texas to share their knowledge and | ||
best practices; here in the now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby recognize those members of the Association of Edison | ||
Illuminating Companies Power Delivery Committee who are not from | ||
Texas to be honorary Texans and commend all members of the AEIC | ||
Power Delivery Committee for the dedication to electric reliability | ||
research and best practices; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Association of Edison Illuminating Companies as an | ||
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and | ||
Senate. |