Bill Text: TX SB781 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the repeal of certain legislative oversight committees and certain rulemaking authority of the Department of Information Resources.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [SB781 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB781-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the repeal of certain legislative oversight committees and certain rulemaking authority of the Department of Information Resources.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [SB781 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB781-Introduced.html
82R3368 ACP-D | ||
By: Carona | S.B. No. 781 |
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relating to the functions and responsibilities of certain | ||
legislative oversight committees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Sections 39.907(e), (g), (i), and (k), Utilities | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(e) The committee shall: | ||
(1) at the call of the joint chairs, meet [ |
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(2) receive information about rules relating to | ||
electric utility restructuring proposed by the commission and may | ||
submit comments to the commission on those proposed rules; | ||
(3) review recommendations for legislation proposed | ||
by the commission; | ||
(4) monitor the effectiveness of electric utility | ||
restructuring, including the fairness of rates, the reliability of | ||
service, and the effect of stranded costs, market power, and | ||
regulation on the normal forces of competition; and | ||
(5) study and seek policies to ensure that fuel | ||
resources available to the state are used in a balanced and | ||
efficient manner and consider the reliability, economic viability, | ||
and environmental impact of new fuels and generation technologies. | ||
(g) At the times the committee considers appropriate [ |
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may [ |
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speaker of the house of representatives on the committee's | ||
activities under Subsection (e). If the committee submits a report | ||
under this subsection, the [ |
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(1) an analysis of any problems caused by electric | ||
utility restructuring; and | ||
(2) recommendations of any legislative action | ||
necessary to address those problems and to further retail | ||
competition within the electric power industry. | ||
(i) In addition to the duties under Subsection (e), the | ||
committee may, at the call of the joint chairs, [ |
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with the following entities: | ||
(1) the commission; | ||
(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; | ||
(3) the Railroad Commission of Texas; | ||
(4) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas; and | ||
(5) the office of the comptroller of public accounts. | ||
(k) At the times the committee considers appropriate [ |
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may [ |
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the speaker of the house of representatives on the committee's | ||
activities under Subsection (j). | ||
SECTION 2. Sections 65.252(a) and (g), Utilities Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The committee may, at the call of the chair, [ |
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conduct joint public hearings with the commission [ |
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telecommunications services in this state. | ||
(g) At the times the committee considers appropriate [ |
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may [ |
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speaker of the house of representatives on the committee's | ||
activities under this subchapter. If the committee submits a | ||
report under this subsection, the [ |
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(1) an analysis of any problems caused by | ||
telecommunications deregulation; and | ||
(2) recommendations for any legislative action | ||
necessary to address those problems and to further competition | ||
within the telecommunications industry. | ||
SECTION 3. Chapter 1801, Insurance Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |