AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES
Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Public Utility Commission v. City Public Service Board of San Antonio (2001)
Most recently applied in Hwy 3 Mhp, Llc v. Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) (March 2015)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
(a) The regulatory authority may establish and regulate rates of an electric utility and may adopt rules for determining:
(1) the classification of customers and services; and
(2) the applicability of rates.
(b) A rule or order of the regulatory authority may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.