Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Texas Electricity Supply Chain Security and Mapping Committee
Section 38.203. Powers and Duties of Committee

Sec. 38.203. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. (a) The committee shall:
(1) map the state's electricity supply chain in order to designate priority electricity service needs during extreme weather events;
(2) identify and designate the sources in the electricity supply chain necessary to operate critical infrastructure, as defined by Section 421.001, Government Code;
(3) develop a communication system between critical infrastructure sources, the commission, and the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region to ensure that electricity and natural gas supplies in the electricity supply chain are prioritized to those sources during an extreme weather event; and
(4) establish best practices to prepare facilities that provide electric service and natural gas service in the electricity supply chain to maintain service in an extreme weather event and recommend oversight and compliance standards for those facilities.
(b) The committee shall update the electricity supply chain map at least once each year.
(c) The commission shall:
(1) create and maintain a database identifying critical infrastructure sources with priority electricity needs to be used during an extreme weather event; and
(2) update the database at least once each year.
(d) The information maintained in the database is confidential under Section 418.181, Government Code, and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
(e) The committee shall provide the Texas Energy Reliability Council with access to the electricity supply chain map.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 17, eff. June 8, 2021.

Structure Texas Statutes