TITLE: Relating to the notification of a municipality of electric cooperative requests for the transfer or removal of certain pole attachments.

SUMMARY: Relating to the notification of a municipality of electric cooperative requests for the transfer or removal of certain pole attachments.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the notification of a municipality of electric cooperative requests for the transfer or removal of certain pole attachments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 252.006, Utilities Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) Not later than the 10th day after the date the electric cooperative provides notice to a cable operator under Subsection (a), the electric cooperative shall provide the municipality in which the pole is located with notice of the installation of the new pole. The notice must state the location of the pole and describe the transfer procedure for pole attachments. SECTION 2. Section 252.007, Utilities Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) Not later than the 10th day after the date the electric cooperative provides a cable operator with a written request for removal under Subsection (a), the electric cooperative shall provide the municipality in which the pole is located with notice of the removal request. The notice must state the location of the pole and describe the abandoned attachment. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.