TITLE: Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

SUMMARY: Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

FULL TEXT:
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.