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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 87th Legislature (2021). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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This bill amends the Texas statutes.
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SUBCHAPTER D. BULK-POWER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS Sec. 32.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Bulk-power system" means: (A) the facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy transmission network or a portion of a network, other than: (i) transmission lines rated at less than 69,000 volts; and (ii) facilities used in the local distribution of electric energy; and (B) electric energy from generation facilities needed to maintain transmission reliability. (2) "Bulk-power system equipment" means items used in bulk-power system substations, control rooms, or power generating stations, including reactors, capacitors, substation transformers, current coupling capacitors, large generators, backup generators, substation voltage regulators, shunt capacitor equipment, automatic circuit reclosers, instrument transformers, coupling capacity voltage transformers, protective relaying, metering equipment, high voltage circuit breakers, generation turbines, industrial control systems, distributed control systems, and safety instrumented systems. Sec. 32.152. BULK-POWER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS. (a) The commission by rule shall prohibit the acquisition, importation, transfer, or installation of bulk-power system equipment in this state as part of a transaction that the commission determines presents an undue security or safety risk to the bulk-power system in this state because of potential: (1) sabotage to or subversion of the design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation, or maintenance of the bulk-power system in this state; or (2) catastrophic effects for the security or resiliency of critical infrastructure or the economy of this state. (b) The commission shall: (1) design or negotiate measures to mitigate risks described by Subsection (a); and (2) require that a person acquiring, importing, transferring, or installing bulk-power system equipment in this state incorporate a mitigation measure in the acquisition, importation, transfer, or installation. (c) The commission shall no later than September 1, 2022: (1) establish and publish criteria for pre-approving particular equipment and particular vendors in the bulk-power system equipment market as compliant with this section; and (2) publish a list of pre-approved equipment and vendors.
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