TITLE: Relating to appointment of a receiver for a water or sewer utility.

SUMMARY: Relating to appointment of a receiver for a water or sewer utility.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to appointment of a receiver for a water or sewer utility. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 13.412(a), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) At the request of the utility commission or the commission, the attorney general shall bring suit for the appointment of a receiver to collect the assets and carry on the business of a water or sewer utility that: (1) has abandoned operation of its facilities; (2) informs the utility commission or the commission that the owner is abandoning the system; (3) violates a final order of the utility commission or the commission; [or] (4) allows any property owned or controlled by it to be used in violation of a final order of the utility commission or the commission;or (5) violates a final judgment issued by a district court in a suit brought by the attorney general under: (A) this chapter; (B) Chapter 7; or (C) Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.