Amendment H-8261 to HF 2583
Relating to emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners, and providing penalties
Never voted on
Filed March 25, 2026 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment expands the types of companies required to follow the rules to include those currently building or maintaining lines or those with a franchise. It adds a requirement for new companies to file an initial emergency plan within 90 days of filing a petition and changes how companies assess damage and prioritize service to customers. It also increases the penalty from 100 thousand to 10 thousand dollars.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 2, line 1, after “owner” by inserting “currently constructing, operating, or maintaining an electric transmission line or who has been issued a franchise under section 478.4”
- Page 2, line 5, after “commission.” by inserting “An electric transmission line owner who seeks to construct an electric transmission line, and who has not previously filed an emergency response plan with the commission, shall file an initial emergency response plan with the commission within ninety days after the filing of a petition under section 478.2.”
- Page 2, line 15, by striking “projected” and inserting “projected, after an initial assessment of the nature and scope of the damage to the transmission line and initial information from any impacted utility providing electricity to end user customers,”
- Page 2, line 16, after “service” by inserting “to end user customers”
- Page 2, line 22, by striking “affected” and inserting “of the affected end user customers and the impacted franchise”
- Page 3, line 4, by striking “hundred” and inserting “thousand”
- Page 3, line 5, by striking “one” and inserting “ten” -1- HF 2583.3635.S (1) 91 mb 1/ 1