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.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
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. | ||
