Bill Text: TX SB937 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to priorities for restoration of electric service following an extended power outage.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB937 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB937-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to priorities for restoration of electric service following an extended power outage.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB937 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB937-Introduced.html
82R2308 RWG-D | ||
By: Lucio | S.B. No. 937 |
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relating to priorities for restoration of electric service | ||
following an extended power outage. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 38, Utilities Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 38.072 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 38.072. PRIORITIES FOR POWER RESTORATION TO CERTAIN | ||
MEDICAL FACILITIES. (a) In this section: | ||
(1) "Assisted living facility" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 247.002, Health and Safety Code. | ||
(2) "Extended power outage" has the meaning assigned | ||
by Section 13.1395, Water Code. | ||
(3) "Hospice services" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 142.001, Health and Safety Code. | ||
(4) "Nursing facility" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 242.301, Health and Safety Code. | ||
(b) The commission by rule shall require an electric | ||
utility, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, | ||
qualifying facility, power generation company, exempt wholesale | ||
generator, or power marketer to give to the following the same | ||
priority that it gives to a hospital in its emergency operations | ||
plan for restoring power after an extended power outage: | ||
(1) a nursing facility; | ||
(2) an assisted living facility; and | ||
(3) a facility that provides hospice services. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |