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H.B. No. 1606 AN ACT relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 17.003, Utilities Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d-1) and adding Subsection (d-2) to read as follows: (d-1) An electric utility providing electric delivery service for a retail electric provider, as defined by Section 31.002, shall provide to the retail electric provider, and the retail electric provider shall periodically provide to the retail electric provider's retail customers together with bills sent to the customers, information about: (1) the electric utility's procedures for implementing involuntary load shedding initiated by the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region; (2) the types of customers who may be considered critical care residential customers, critical load industrial customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076; (3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076; [and] (4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary load shedding events may be implemented; and (5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line. (d-2) A retail electric utility shall periodically provide with bills sent to retail customers of the utility information about the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line. SECTION 2. Section 17.005(f), Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) A municipally owned utility shall periodically provide with bills sent to retail customers of the utility information about: (1) the utility's procedure for implementing involuntary load shedding; (2) the types of customers who may be considered critical care residential customers, critical load industrial customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076; (3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076; [and] (4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary load shedding events may be implemented; and (5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line. SECTION 3. Section 17.006(f), Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) An electric cooperative shall periodically provide with bills sent to retail customers of the cooperative information about: (1) the cooperative's procedure for implementing involuntary load shedding; (2) the types of customers who may be considered critical care residential customers, critical load industrial customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076; (3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076; [and] (4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary load shedding events may be implemented; and (5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1606 was passed by the House on April 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 127, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1606 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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