| (a) Definitions.
(1) Advisory committee -- the advisory committee convened
under the authority described in the Public Utility Regulatory Act
(PURA) §34.0203.
(2) Texas backup power package -- a stand-alone, behind-the-meter,
multiday backup power source that can be used for islanding.
(b) Purpose and duties. The advisory committee is established
to recommend criteria for the commission to employ in making a grant
or loan under PURA chapter 34, subchapter B. The advisory committee
must:
(1) No later than October 1, 2024, submit, in writing,
recommendations for the types of Texas backup power package projects
that should be funded by loans and the types of Texas backup power
package projects that should be funded by grants.
(2) No later than October 1, 2024, submit, in writing,
a report to the commission with recommendations for procedures for
the application for and awarding of a grant or loan in accordance
with PURA chapter 34, subchapter B.
(3) Make any other recommendation to the commission
regarding matters associated with PURA chapter 34, subchapter B that
the advisory committee finds appropriate.
(4) Record minutes of each advisory committee meeting
and provide a copy of those minutes to the commission.
(5) Publicly file all written recommendations, reports,
and minutes produced by the committee on the commission interchange.
(c) Composition and membership. The advisory committee
will consist of no fewer than three and no more than nine members.
The executive director is authorized to solicit candidates, evaluate
their qualifications, and make an appointment to the advisory committee
to fill any open position on the advisory committee. The executive
director will select members of the advisory committee after reviewing
qualifications of potential members. Persons interested in serving
on the advisory committee may submit a resume and statement of interest
to the executive director at TexasBackupPower@puc.texas.gov.
(d) Membership term. An advisory committee member's
term begins when the executive director files notice of the member's
appointment on the commission's filing interchange. Each member will
serve on the advisory committee until the member resigns or is removed.
A member may resign by submitting written notice of resignation to
the executive director. The executive director may recommend the removal
of a member. The commission may remove an advisory committee member
for lack of participation or any other reason. The executive director
must notify the removed member and the presiding officer of the committee
of the member's removal.
(e) Reimbursement. Members of the advisory committee
will not be reimbursed for expenses.
(f) Meetings. The first advisory committee meeting
will be called by the executive director. At this first meeting, the
advisory committee members must designate a presiding officer to preside
over the advisory committee and report to the commission. The presiding
officer must call all subsequent meetings of the advisory committee
as frequently as necessary to carry out the advisory committee's purpose.
A majority of seated members will constitute a quorum necessary for
carrying out advisory committee business. The advisory committee may
seek and incorporate the input of any person while carrying out its
duties.
(g) Duration. The advisory committee will automatically
be abolished on the earlier of 180 days after the date the advisory
committee delivers the reports described in subsection (b) of this
section or four years after the effective date of this rule.
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