Bill Text: TX SB1624 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the governing body of the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-24 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB1624 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1624-Introduced.html
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By: Miles | S.B. No. 1624 |
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relating to the governing body of the independent organization | ||
certified to manage the ERCOT power region. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 39.151, Utilities Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (g) and (g-1) and adding Subsection (g-2) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(g) To maintain certification as an independent | ||
organization under this section, an organization's governing body | ||
must be composed of persons specified by this section [ |
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of: | ||
(1) the chairman of the commission as an ex officio | ||
nonvoting member; and | ||
(2) eight members appointed by the governor with the | ||
advice and consent of the senate, with: | ||
(A) six members representing various market | ||
segments; and | ||
(B) two members representing consumer interests | ||
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(g-1) The governor shall select a presiding officer of the | ||
governing body from among its members [ |
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(g-2) Members of the governing body of an independent | ||
organization certified under this section serve staggered terms of | ||
four years, with four members' terms expiring February 1 of each | ||
odd-numbered year. Not later than the 30th day after the date a | ||
member of the governing body's term expires, the governor shall | ||
appoint a replacement in the same manner as the original | ||
appointment. If a vacancy occurs on the governing body, the | ||
governor shall appoint a successor in the same manner as the | ||
original appointment to serve for the remainder of the unexpired | ||
term. The governor shall appoint the successor not later than the | ||
30th day after the date the vacancy occurs. | ||
SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the | ||
governor shall comply with Section 39.151, Utilities Code, as | ||
amended by this Act, by appointing members to the governing body of | ||
an independent organization certified under Section 39.151, | ||
Utilities Code, by the Public Utility Commission of Texas before | ||
September 1, 2021. To establish staggered terms, the governor | ||
shall designate four initial appointees to serve terms expiring | ||
February 1, 2023, and four initial appointees to serve terms | ||
expiring February 1, 2025. | ||
(b) After September 1, 2022, the Public Utility Commission | ||
of Texas may decertify an independent organization whose governing | ||
body does not comply with Section 39.151, Utilities Code, as | ||
amended by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |