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      H.B. No. 3092         AN ACT   relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to   construct an electric transmission line.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.052(c), Utilities Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  An electric utility is not required to amend the   utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity to   construct a transmission line that connects the utility's existing   transmission facilities to a substation or metering point if:                (1)  the transmission line does not exceed:                      (A)   five [ three ] miles in length, if the line   connects to a load-serving substation or metering point; or                      (B)  two miles in length, if the line connects to a   generation substation or metering point;                (2)  each landowner whose property would be directly   affected by the transmission line, as provided by commission rules,   provides written consent for the transmission line; and                (3)  all rights-of-way necessary for construction of   the transmission line have been purchased.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3092 was passed by the House on May 2,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3092 was passed by the Senate on May   28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor