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Tex. Util. Code § 39.259

ANNUAL REPORT: DETERMINATION OF INVESTED CAPITAL

Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act

The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Corpus Christi v. Public Utility Commission of Texas (2001)

Most recently applied in City of Corpus Christi v. Public Utility Commission of Texas (August 2001)

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff

(a) For the purposes of determining invested capital in each annual report, the net plant in service, regulatory assets, and deferred federal income taxes shall be updated each year, and generation-related invested capital shall be reduced by the amount of securitization under Sections 39.201(i) and 39.262(c) to the extent otherwise included in invested capital.

(b) Capital additions to a plant in an amount less than 1-1/2 percent of the electric utility's net plant in service on December 31, 1998, less plant items previously excluded by the commission, for each of the years 1999 through 2001 are presumed prudent.

(c) All other items in invested capital shall be as approved in the electric utility's last rate proceeding before the commission.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.