Texas § UT.44.002 - TEXAS GRID SECURITY COMMISSION

§ UT.44.002. TEXAS GRID SECURITY COMMISSION

TEXAS GRID SECURITY COMMISSION. (a) The Texas Grid Security Commission is composed of the following members: (1) a representative of the Texas Division of Emergency Management appointed by the chief of that division; (2) a representative of the commission appointed by that commission; (3) a representative of the Railroad Commission of Texas appointed by that commission; (4) a representative of the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region appointed by the chief executive officer of that organization; (5) a representative of power generation companies appointed by the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management; (6) a representative of transmission and distribution utilities, electric cooperatives, municipally owned utilities, and river authorities appointed by the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and (7) at the discretion of the security commission's presiding officer, any other representative of a state agency, board, commission, or organized volunteer group designated by the head of that entity. (b) The Texas Division of Emergency Management shall designate a member of the security commission to serve as presiding officer. (c) The security commission shall convene at the call of the presiding officer. (d) The security commission shall report to the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. (e) A vacancy on the security commission is filled by appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. (f) To the extent possible, individuals appointed to the security commission must be residents of this state. (g) The chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management may invite officials or former officials of the United States Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security with expertise on electromagnetic pulse defense to advise the security commission. (h) The presiding officer of the security commission or the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management may invite to advise the security commission any person whose expertise the security commission considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including individuals recognized as experts in the fields of law enforcement, emergency services, communications, water and sewer services, health care, financial services, agriculture, transportation, electricity markets, cybersecurity of grid control systems, electromagnetic pulse mitigation, terrestrial and solar weather, and micro-grids. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (S.B. 75 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2025.