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j33.31 C~rUfignfiel~ Crllerln.
(a) De~kMk~Thcf~w~ngwords~nd~orms~w~enu~edi~d~ect~n~dm~v~u%~f~iowi~gmeaninp~
unle. is lh~ context clearly tndicales
(1) 'h' .....~h, adonUnel_Tbo,elimsswhi~areum~iloekulktrwumsd~ionofeleetricieYwkichare
not normally Imed for setviM ike emd user. For akeltic udlk~, lids inclUdM all !in~ operated
at 60,000 volts or above, wimn mmur~d ~ le/t v'.
(2) bitlrofllee trunks -- Tl~ose communication cit~ull, which connect c. emlni offlees.
(3) Dimrllmtion Um -- Those lines from wht~h ele end ur.r may ~ providod direct
(4) Gensrmtnl Unit -- Any elemic Sanarming facility. Tkis sub0ection dm not *I~Y to any generating
unit that is less than 10 megnwatt0 and is b~lilt for experimental imrlmcs only, and not for purposes
of commercial operntion.
( b ) Certificates for existing service m me iPodllfise. For purposes of granting ce. rii~ce~ of conveni~nee
and necenil~ for tho~ facilities and areas in which a utility was providt~ ~rvla= on .qepteml~r ], ~ 995,
or was activcly engaged in the eonsr.~ion, installation, exmitsion, tmprov~ of, or mididon to any
facttiiy acaudly ~10ed or to be umsd in providing public utility serviee on ~apl,:.~cr 1, 1975, tml~s found
by the commission to be otherwise, lle followilMl Fovilioas shall ptevldl for eardficatlon !mrpoaes:
(!) electrical endration or :-k~ILCP~ central oftvss.~ fwillde0 Mnl service arce boumbry of a ueility
having such ~!~editie0 in ~iace or bein~ actively emeleld in ~ cmustru~Ion, i~stallation, extension,
f'~ improvement of, or addition to mlch focilitim or the mll|t,/s syatam as of 9allto:m~r.r I. 1975, ~.~
be limited, unless otherwise I~vilexl to I~ fgillks aad real la'olgrty on which the focilltles wer~
~llv. ioca,Nl..us~. or .'- ~kaM-d 'a~nf_ ."-=% ':~or I, 1~'~ aSx~ml boundary of ,. utility havinl
pTh~ tran~'missJon or inlerexollatl~ tnmk fa~iii~im arm aervk~
(2) facjilfi~ t;n place or bein8 aotive~ ~ 0e--t~i~r, ~' ~:!1' ~oa, ~xua~ion, Improvemorn
of, or addJtiam to such fa~iMtles or d~ mley's p/ram m of tar- her 1, 19';5, dudl bo,
otha~Lse provided. m~ fuoitiem mad a ~ emmdlq J00 feet on oldwr etde of ~ transmission
or interexclumge tru~ f~aMJ(Mm in place, used m J~'~sn d as of klw../~sr |, 1975.
(3) The ftcjlidc4 and Wrvtc~ area beeadary for ibe bllowbel typm of ud!Mte4 peovidin8 dimribution
or ~ollection Jetvice to my m. or aotiveiy mppd ia th~ camm~t~e, |mudlatlon, oxmmiou,
jmprove4u~1 of, or addJtioa ~o m~h facMims or ebe uMltfy's strum as of 0~!~' '-hr 1, 1995, akall
be timi1~, unless otherwt0o bemd by ~ a2~ ' ~,,ima, to dee kcllldse aad th~ ar, a which !ic w~thin:
(A) 200 feot of any poim aleq a local awvk~ dimtraitor reed servIGe drop lir~ for ~bphom~
(B) 200 fm of any point aJeq a distribetioa Italy, whic~ Is eecifiv4dly deemnod to i~ludo ,~rvic~
drop lira, for ~!~b~w~' utMtti~.
mi!~ Wm~rating ~nlt, the ~umissioa may gram m lll~W n~' ody when it finds ~ pm~hmc41
cant~o~ be reesonably expected to be available iul~u quamtty amd for sufflekmt durMton to diow
em mility to modily Jls capacity ~xtv'i~ l:Un 0o m Io Imm, id~ for d01msl or c-::gllaf'-,l~ of the lalwratiog
unit for which eertllr~ation Is rsq~:i:t Th~ oc, "el, may lmu~ lira earll~t~ m alllilgl for, or mfum
to imme it, ot issue it for I1~ ec_ ....elion of a lineearn, ody of th~ oonm:..p~Pad sysbm or foeility or
oxml,ioa thereof, or for the INmmi ~rci,e oedy of ira ri0m or privik~. ;i~ ~ *-'-don may ,mend
or revoke any certi~cee issued uadw itm rosSkin ulmm a ~ of fagt dmt d~ !mblic ~mv~deaee and
mamity requir~ such an~r, ek.s,, or revocation. 'fiw oom of enmmsug~on of · new oloctrie Imeratlne
~ fOUnd reasonab|~ in iranel~ a cs_~lletAe may ha !almet tnlo cor. sl/,g~'ton in dolerndmlnl lira amounl
of c43mtraelion work in prolm0s aml Iho Islam la sm~vk~ amocbl~ wllk ~ mutt to ~e ineludod in
rate blme of the utility. In MdMioa Ilm tlrcj~ls ll imlln daguk~ rallal, ealmcit7 fagot, and ~ rato
-s0git|rd with the un~t dud1 be ~t~ imo cctfi #v-, 'icr ia deemln~ rocevealk ~ expenses
wt4b tkc oldration of the unit.
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(1) A cortificam, or f~rtifica~ mtmt~lmont~, is rcquirod for the fo!iowlnl:
(A) a chango in eervi0o
(D) a nt~w c, ar,0trb .lenoratip4 mlt;
(C) a now elourlc transmission lime;
(D) any new eloctti~ subsunion out0id; ~ho nliity's c~-ti~catod sorvic~ are; "
(E) a now lntoroxchanlo tolonmmmntcaUom tnmk nmto; and
~F) aq~alt/ylngfaeilitywbiebisnmklngorpienstomaizn~eHsaleaofdectricitytoancnduser.
u!~e, ls ~io eM U0~:F IS deo ~ ~oJe tmfchelef of the thortim] output of th~ qualifying facility,
of un[e, sl the qualifyin~ flolty ge~.~at~ less ban 10 mcilawalt~ of olu~trlc powcr by nmc~vable
teliources, biomass, or wame. As a requisltc to ~rti~cation, tl~ commission shall find that
the ratepayers of tl~ utility in whose service are th~ purchasing ~nd user is iocatod will not
be substaa~tlaily adversely impactod as a result of such retail
(A) a contiguous extension of etee feetlilies described in U~c P~)Ii~ Utility Rol~datory Act, ~51;
a Dew ci;~Lric ~ vo!lell~ swltnhinl ela0ion;
(C) a Dew doctric substation wi4hln ~he utiley's ;enLrmatad area;
.... associalll with ttamnmieekm fa~ili~ final mrO conducted by olinrio
(D) ~eale !~.ar,_.'~,~ and tras- ~ '-:lea ulltim, and an specifically noted following:
(i) the altoration of an exieinI traemmiedon lino to provide scrvi~o to a customor-owned
8%ibetnUon or ~ point, or to a ~iN~=ownod ~ub0mtion, wh~ro that udlity-ownod
substation is located wl,hln two spem uf ~e~ oxi0tini tranenlmmion |ino, provided that
any neilN~orlng uelilie$ and landov~a) croeed by tho transmission fa~il|tlos
constructed to comueu lira substNkm to dm existlnl transmission llne has given prior
con0eN|
(ii) the r0bx~!dlng, ulleudint, tmndllnl of conducmr, or nc~r,d ee:'~l of an exislinl
U~- ' ' laelN; ot ~he i,--i" ~ of an additional c. lrc~lt(s) on facl!Itlca that were
~" '~ / originarty do0tleed aed ~erdm,-=e,d re,r meldmb-n-hx:u~ ""IFj~' Activitlos described
provk)usly whidl nemlt in~0 oea~ aeea of mmler utility req~to tim prior cornmat
of that utitt~y. For ~ttpre~m of mls 0enlm, "eeemlb~' .e a-hilher voleF
,)imilll to2~o l[v nelaeaond"ralr:"# ~" work slel be ltmi0od to tho replacomcnt : ..
and/or telpl~tlll of nlfuctufes ~ an ~t|ttinl rou0= of tim trlmenisaion
' (ill) Ib0 fclocltion of It| or pert of ae cximteI tranamiaelon facility deo to a requ;st for
relocation m be dame al Ihe exp0m0e of dm requestinS patty and 1o bo rolooatod
i ~tir in the ec, gtia~ ft: d area of areodin' utility ~equito tim prior cxx~.se, nt of that utility.
o~.-X)°'''' (iv) the relocatitm or al~wation f~.~! ot part of an ¢Xiltimt trap-minion facilitVatO avoid
~,e2~, 2 or eliminate exiMialI oncroaChmeNs, provided that any Deilldx>ring utilities and new
~b,r. :a~.7~~.-,')landowDer(sl r. rt' .... ~y ~uch rnlocatjOn or alteration has gig, on prior congrit;
o~ ~ (v) t~e ~, Mthllion, or rtx;tmstruction of a transmission. facility due :to the
requirements Of ~ JldOtld, sMIIo, ~, or mnni~.~l ~l~'vernROIN~ body or aScnoy
,,~ for~:utlx)scn of b~f--~y t,-,~v-,--,~-,,% pebltc sefct7, of air a~d wmor quelity. provicicd
"7 d5 that ~e new conelruetion is tn e, lo0e ~l'nwispil,( tO IbO ¢Xistinl fa~iliOes and that any
limitation of the oommilMon*s authority Im ~et forth in th~ Pnbl~ Uti|hy Ikqlulatory
Act. Any I~tivity da~ribod in dmmm (i)-(v) of ~his ~ubparalraph must he
tO The COWa!lil~SiOIl ~]~!0*= !)an -'~ a~k[Ir~ to U!~ COtrdllOl~:~nm~t Of construction,
and ~o cornrelation ~ require ~ I'Ve--' facu or ,--n a nu~ be;i ber0on to
dnotmim wireduet a C~rtlflea¢ of Conveniemm and Nec4~ is requtredL.n~rt, shell
Include a lonerel ~kec, riptioe of and ,nlif~ntion of lo reMon for tho project, esdmatod
col;IBm, il IMp(S) ~ the; klCltioII, llld l~D pklll Of douurr--n,. indie=01ng landowner(s)
eon.~t. mm as nocoally. For projeots tha requirc new or additional rilhtr,-of-way dlrcct
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project, the. parks and recreation areas within 1,0O0 feet, and airports within 10,000
feet, of ~ proposed project is also mquirod.
(E) the construction or upSending rff distribution facilities within the utility's ~rviee am;
(F) new tmiephonm central offt~+.s;
· --'~' (G) however, any extension, uplrading, or construction of facilities described in sublaragraph
(F) of this part$raph in excess nf$250,000 tmtat be reported to the commission as prescribed
in J23.13(b) of this title (mintinS to Statistical Reports), and the commission my requir~
additional fact, or call a public hearing thmreon.
(H) use or provision of pay telephones regkqtered under Title 47, Code of Federal Regulations,
f'~ Part
(3) The term ~.cm~r.,-i~n n,~t/~f e~tte. nsion, as used in this subsection. shall not Itwlude the
~ or condemnation of~ rmd prc4sertv ft,r tree as faciliv/sites or riaht-of-way, However, prior acquisition
of such sites or right-of-way shall not be tieeased to entitle a utility to the grant of a certificate of
convenieuce and necessity without showing that tl~ proposed extension is necessary for the service,
accc, mmodetlon, convenience, or safety of the lmMk.
(4) The commission shall render a decision approving or denying an application for a ~erti fieate required
under paragraph (c)(l) of this subsection, submitted hy an entity not currently c~rtificated to provide
electric or telephrme utility service within this state, within one year of the date of filing of a complete
application for such a cortirtcate, unless goc~ cause ig shown for exceedinS that period.
(5) An electric utility that intends to al~y ~r a certificate for a generating unit shall ct~nduct a solicitation
for proposals for supply- and demand-side resources that would allores it to defer or displace the
proposed unit. The sollcltatlon sitall he based on n I!gknereting unit that the utility has proposed
intends to prolx>ae in a notice of intent prece~4in~. The solicitation shall be ulxiated, if necessary,
if the conunL~ion approves a ,~c~iee. c,f i.tent that is substantially different k~rom the utillty's propowd
notice of intent. A utility conducting a solicitation
(A) provide re&~,onahle noti,~e to persons who are likely to be interested in responding to the
solicitation, inchidin~ publishing notice ef the solicitation in newspapers of liteneral circularten
in the major cities in Its servk>e area and the Wall Street Journal;
(B) estab{ish a deadline for interested persons t~ re~porid to the solicitation that is not less than
120 days aaer the issuance of notice.of the solicitalien and not less than 60 days after the
~"/' cemmlssion's approval of the notice of iM0nt; and
(C) make avaikd)le to interested persons informsilos concerning the projected need for a~tditiors~l
cqmclty, upla0ed, tf~, If d~e eommlssion approves a netice of in~mt that is substantially
different i~om the utility's propo0od notice or intent.
(6) An electric utll ity may not file an application for a certificate for a new generatieS unit until after
the deadline i~or interested persons to respond to a solicitation under paragraph (5) of this subsection
and until it has evaluated any respon~e,q tr~ the solicitation. If the utility flies an application for
certificate, it shall explain why it decided to build the generating unit, rather then accept ono of
the proposals in the solicitation. An electric utility shell file an avoided co~t for the new generating
unit for which it smdu a
(7) tf an electric utility files an apls41cation for the approval of a purchase of capacity from a qualifying
facility under the Public Utility legulatory Act, ~d~ I A, following a solicitation under this subsection,
it shall explain why it dee~ded to i~rchase the calmcity it did, rather. than accept one of the other
proposals submitted in the solicitation.
~8) Information cortcernln8 pr~prssals made to the utility and its evnhuttion of those proposals shall be
made available In any preceedins that is related to that eap~ity need, including a proceedins in
whkh the utility seeks a certificate or seeks approval of a purchase of ~lxtcity from a qualifying
facility under the Publi~ Utility Rogulatory Act, ~01A.
(9) The amendment to lxtr~raplxq (-q)-(8) of ~is subsection shall apply m any utility ~at rites an appfieation
for a cert|fw, ate of conycalamus and necessity fur a new generating unit after the adoption of the
(d) T--ramrodS. An certltlcnte aranted under thie section is not transferable witbout approval
of the commission and shall continue in force until further order of the eorrsmlsslon.
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7800 ~gbonl Creek Bou~vard
Amln, Texas 787S7 Karl R. R~balo
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