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Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 28th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • to be in this type of model.
  • see more of those and the cloud of insurance? Yeah, I mean, potentially. I think the more...
  • The centerpiece of these changes would be an increase of 10% added to the current 45% of final average
  • of this proposed change.
  • For retired members, they might be driving in from an hour away, or one of our current retirees drives
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Apr 16th, 2025

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

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  • of an existing road to the list of exemptions?
  • Pocahontas Telephone Cooperative is one of the members of TRBA.
  • It's going to cost tens of thousands of dollars for them.
  • the use of that public land, our public right-of-way.
  • They accept that risk, and their use of the right-of-way, the public's land, is secondary to that of
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  • the bulk of the load.
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  • Of those, the three outside of TVA did not, you know, issue comments at all on it.
  • Is 100 hours kind of just right based on what they're using right now? Is that excessive?
  • of not having caps.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 88, which was described as a short bill to clarify procedures for Waste Management boards, including term limits, appointments, and making sure consolidated governments actively recruit community members and make openings easier to find. The sponsor said the bill was intended to resolve confusion about members staying on after terms expire. The bill received no opposition, passed the committee unanimously, and was reported favorably for the floor. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a committee substitute. The sponsor explained that the bill responds to a dispute over air emission fees, especially for emergency generators and backup generators used for worker safety and limited non-emergency testing. The bill would exempt emergency generators and backup generators operating 100 hours or less for maintenance/testing from fees, while also removing an existing 4,000-ton cap so the per-ton fee would drop for most permitted sources. Members discussed the possible impact on utilities and ratepayers, with concerns raised that costs could be passed through to consumers and affect coal-dependent areas. The sponsor and another member argued the change would generally reduce fees for most sources and incentivize emissions reductions; the cabinet was described as neutral, and the affected utilities were identified as TVA, LG&E, East Kentucky Power, and Big Rivers, with only TVA having raised comments. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed the committee with a favorable recommendation, though one member voted no and several members explained yes votes while expressing ongoing concerns about future rate impacts. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed broader concerns about utility surcharges and the need to monitor the effects of legislation on ratepayers, but those comments were not part of the bill under consideration. The chair noted that future meetings may include more bills and could start earlier if needed, and the committee then adjourned.