SB1606 —

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 380.004, Local Government Code.

• CHAPTER 44. GRID RESILIENCE Sec. 44.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: "All hazards resilience" of the electric grid means protections against threats caused by: terrestrial weather including wind, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, ice storms, extended cold weather events, heat waves, or wildfires; seismic events including earthquakes or tsunamis; physical threats including terrorist attack with direct fire, drones, explosives or other methods of physical sabotage; cyberattacks including through malware or hacking of unprotected or compromised Information Technology (IT) networks, manipulation of Operational Technology (OT) devices including sensors, actuators, or drives; electromagnetic threats through man-made radio frequency (RF) weapons, high altitude nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP), or naturally occurring geomagnetic disturbances (GMD), electric generation supply chain vulnerabilities including insecure or inadequate fuel transportation, or storage; and "insider threats" caused by compromised or hostile personnel working within government and/or the utility industry. (2) "EMP Commission reports" means all reports released by the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, including the July 2017 report titled "Recommended E3 HEMP Heave Electric Field Waveform for the Critical Infrastructures." (3) "Micro-grid" means a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources inside clearly defined electrical boundaries that act as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid. (4) "Security commission" means the Texas Grid Security Commission. Sec. 44.002. TEXAS GRID SECURITY COMMISSION. (a) The security commission shall report to the Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and is composed of the following members: (1) a representative of the Texas Division of Emergency Management appointed by the chief of the division; (2) a representative of the State Office of Risk Management appointed by the risk management board; (3) a representative of the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT region appointed by the chief executive officer of the organization; (4) a representative of the Texas Military Department appointed by the adjutant general of the department; (5) a representative of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission appointed by the military preparedness commission; (6) a representative of the Office of State-Federal Relations appointed by the director of the office; (7) a representative of the Department of Information Resources appointed by the executive director of the department; (8) a representative of power generation companies appointed by the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management; (9) two representatives of transmission and distribution utilities appointed by the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management; (10) three members of the public with expertise in critical infrastructure protection, to represent the public interest. (11) one representative appointed by the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management from each of the following essential services sectors: (A) law enforcement; (B) emergency services; (C) communications; (D) water and sewer services; (E) health care; (F) financial services; (G) food and agriculture; (H) transportation; and (I) energy. (12) an expert in the field of higher education appointed by the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. (13) an expert in the field of electricity markets and regulations appointed by the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. (b) The chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management may invite members or former members of the United States Air Force's Electromagnetic Defense Task Force (EDTF) to the security commission. (c) The Texas Division of Emergency Management shall designate a member of the security commission to serve as presiding officer. (d) The security commission shall

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• Section 380.004, Local Government Code

  Sec. 380.004. FIVE STAR GOLD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. (a) The Texas Grid Security Commission shall establish resilience standards for municipalities in the following essential service areas: (1) emergency services; (2) communications systems; (3) clean water and sewer services; (4) health care systems; (5) financial services; (6) energy systems; and (7) transportation systems. (b) Standards for energy systems under Subsection (a) must include provisions to ensure that energy, electric power, and fuel supplies are protected and available for recovery in the event of a catastrophic power outage. (c) On the application of a municipality for the designation, the Texas Grid Security Commission may designate a municipality that meets the resilience standards in the applicable service area as: (1) a Resilient Emergency Services Community; (2) a Resilient Communications Systems Community; (3) a Resilient Clean Water and Sewer Services Community; (4) a Resilient Health Care Systems Community; (5) a Resilient Financial Services Community; (6) a Resilient Energy Community; or (7) a Resilient Transportation Community. (d) The Texas Grid Security Commission may designate a municipality that meets the resilience standards in five of the seven service areas as a Five Star Gold Resilient Community. (e) A municipality may not use a resilient community designation in advertising, marketing, or economic development initiatives unless the Texas Grid Security Commission has awarded the municipality with the designation in the applicable service area or as a Five Star Gold Resilient Community. (f) A municipality that does not qualify in at least five of the seven areas as a resilient community may not offer economic incentives or tax abatements for any purposes for any entity to locate in the municipality.

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