Texas HB4581 amends the Utilities Code to regulate temporary emergency energy facilities, including leasing and mutual aid agreements.

Texas HB4581 amends the Utilities Code to regulate temporary emergency energy facilities. It requires transmission and distribution utilities to use competitive bidding for leasing such facilities unless specific conditions are met. The bill mandates the Texas Division of Emergency Management to develop an annex for the state emergency management plan, detailing deployment procedures for these facilities. Utilities must maintain a list of leased, operated, procured, or owned facilities, accessible to relevant entities.

Texas HB4581 amends the Utilities Code to regulate temporary emergency energy facilities, including leasing and mutual aid agreements.

Texas HB4581 amends the Utilities Code to regulate temporary emergency energy facilities. It requires transmission and distribution utilities to use competitive bidding for leasing such facilities unless specific conditions are met. The bill mandates the Texas Division of Emergency Management to develop an annex for the state emergency management plan, detailing deployment procedures for these facilities. Utilities must maintain a list of leased, operated, procured, or owned facilities, accessible to relevant entities.