TITLE: Relating to certifying the Railroad Commission of Texas as the independent organization for the ERCOT power region.

SUMMARY: Relating to certifying the Railroad Commission of Texas as the independent organization for the ERCOT power region.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to certifying the Railroad Commission of Texas as the independent organization for the ERCOT power region. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.151, Utilities Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall decertify an independent organization that was certified under this section for the ERCOT power region before September 1, 2021, and certify the Railroad Commission of Texas as the successor organization for that power region. A reference in law to an independent organization certified under this section for the ERCOT power region means the Railroad Commission of Texas. A provision of this chapter that grants the commission oversight over the budget of an independent organization does not apply to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Subsections (d-1), (d-2), (d-3), (d-4), (e), (e-1), (g), (g-1), (h), and (i) do not apply to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Sections 39.1511 and 39.1512 do not apply to the Railroad Commission of Texas. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.