[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1064 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1064

   Recognizing the role and responsibilities of Texas operating the 
  Electric Reliability Council of Texas and condemning any action to 
               federalize the Texas electricity markets.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2024

 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Carter of 
   Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Self, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, and Mr. 
Sessions) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the role and responsibilities of Texas operating the 
  Electric Reliability Council of Texas and condemning any action to 
               federalize the Texas electricity markets.

Whereas the Electric Reliability Council of Texas manages electric power to more 
        than 26,000,000 Texans and represents roughly 90 percent of Texas' 
        electric power supply;
Whereas the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is not subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, rather falling 
        under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the 
        Texas Legislature;
Whereas the Electric Reliability Council of Texas oversees more than 52,700 
        miles of transmission lines and 1,100 electric generating units, which 
        in 2024 consisted of 44.3 percent natural gas, 25.2 percent wind, 9.8 
        percent coal, and 13.2 percent solar, with nuclear, hydropower, and 
        other sources accounting for the remainder;
Whereas, counter to narratives that have been promulgated in Congress, the 
        Electric Reliability Council of Texas currently has direct current 
        connections with neighboring grids, and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
        Commission and the Public Utility Commission of Texas have approved the 
        Southern Spirit Transmission project that would be capable of 
        transmitting up to 2,000 megawatts of power from the Southeastern United 
        States; and
Whereas legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives to force 
        the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to connect to other major 
        neighboring electric grids, imposing the will of the Federal Government 
        on a system that is solely under the purview of the State: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the role and responsibilities the Electric 
        Reliability Council of Texas as decided by the Public Utility 
        Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature, not the Federal 
        Government; and
            (2) condemns any action by Congress or a Presidential 
        administration to federalize Texas electricity markets.
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