Tex.
Gov't Code Section 418.303
Membership
(a)
The council is composed of:(1)
the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas;(2)
the presiding officer of the Public Utility Commission of Texas;(3)
the chief executive of the Office of Public Utility Counsel;(4)
the presiding officer of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;(5)
the chair of the Texas Transportation Commission;(6)
a person to represent the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 (Essential Organizations), Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region, appointed by the governor;(7)
the chief;(8)
five persons to represent participants in the natural gas supply chain in this state, appointed by the Railroad Commission of Texas to represent as many types of participants as possible;(9)
five persons to represent the electric industry, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including:(A)
one person to represent entities that provide dispatchable electric energy to the power grid in this state;(B)
one person to represent transmission and distribution utilities, as defined by Section 31.002 (Definitions), Utilities Code;(C)
one person to represent retail electric providers, as defined by Section 31.002 (Definitions), Utilities Code;(D)
one person to represent municipally owned utilities, as defined by Section 11.003 (Definitions), Utilities Code; and(E)
one person to represent electric cooperatives;(10)
three persons to represent energy sectors not otherwise represented on the council, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and(11)
five persons to represent industrial concerns, appointed by the governor, including:(A)
one person to represent motor fuel producers; and(B)
one person to represent chemical manufacturers.(b)
A member of the council described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) may designate a person from the member’s agency to represent the member in any meeting.(c)
The council may request that a person collaborate with the council to achieve the purposes described by Section 418.302 (Council Established).
Source:
Section 418.303 — Membership, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.418.htm#418.303 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
