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H.B. No. 3092 AN ACT relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 37.052(c), Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) An electric utility is not required to amend the utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a transmission line that connects the utility's existing transmission facilities to a substation or metering point if: (1) the transmission line does not exceed: (A) five [three] miles in length, if the line connects to a load-serving substation or metering point; or (B) two miles in length, if the line connects to a generation substation or metering point; (2) each landowner whose property would be directly affected by the transmission line, as provided by commission rules, provides written consent for the transmission line; and (3) all rights-of-way necessary for construction of the transmission line have been purchased. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3092 was passed by the House on May 2, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3092 was passed by the Senate on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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