TITLE: Relating to the location of water utility rate hearings conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

SUMMARY: Relating to the location of water utility rate hearings conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the location of water utility rate hearings conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 13.041(c), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The commission may call and hold hearings, administer oaths, receive evidence at hearings, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and documents, and make findings of fact and decisions with respect to administering this chapter or the rules, orders, or other actions of the commission. A hearing under this subsection shall be held at a location within the service area of the utility that is the subject of the hearing. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.