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  89R7969 SCR-D     By: Capriglione H.B. No. 2277       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the notification of a municipality of electric   cooperative requests for the transfer or removal of certain pole   attachments.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 252.006, Utilities Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:           (a-1)     Not later than the 10th day after the date the   electric cooperative provides notice to a cable operator under   Subsection (a), the electric cooperative shall provide the   municipality in which the pole is located with notice of the   installation of the new pole.   The notice must state the location of   the pole and describe the transfer procedure for pole attachments.          SECTION 2.  Section 252.007, Utilities Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:           (a-1)     Not later than the 10th day after the date the   electric cooperative provides a cable operator with a written   request for removal under Subsection (a), the electric cooperative   shall provide the municipality in which the pole is located with   notice of the removal request.   The notice must state the location   of the pole and describe the abandoned attachment.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.