RECOVERY OF MUNICIPAL FEE
Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Harris County Hospital District// Cross-Appellants,Public Utility Commission of Texas and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company D/B/A AT&T Texas v. Public Utility Commission of Texas and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company D/B/A AT&T Texas// Cross-Appellee, Harris County Hospital District (2019)
Most recently applied in Harris County Hospital District// Cross-Appellants,Public Utility Commission of Texas and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company D/B/A AT&T Texas v. Public Utility Commission of Texas and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company D/B/A AT&T Texas// Cross-Appellee, Harris County Hospital District (May 2019)
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff
(a) A holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority has the right to collect a fee that a municipality imposes under Section 54.204 or 54.205 through a pro rata charge to the customers in the boundaries of the municipality.
(b) The charge may be shown on the customer's bill as a separate line item.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.