(a) The ERCOT board selection committee is composed of:
(1) one member appointed by the governor;
(2) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(3) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) A person may not be appointed as a member of the committee unless the person is a resident of this state.

Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 39.1513

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A member of the committee is not entitled to compensation for serving as a member but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the official duties of office.
(d) The committee shall select members eligible under § 39.151 to serve on the governing body of an independent organization certified under that section for the ERCOT power region and shall designate the chair and vice chair of the governing body from those members.
(e) The ERCOT board selection committee shall retain an outside consulting firm to help select members of the governing body under Subsection (d).