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TX Water Code § 13.087 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter D. Municipalities and Counties|Section 13.087. Municipal Rates for Certain Recreational Vehicle Parks

Sec. 13.087.  MUNICIPAL RATES FOR CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Nonsubmetered master metered utility service" means potable water service that is master metered but not submetered and wastewater service that is based on master metered potable water service.(2)  "Recreational vehicle" includes a:(A)  "house trailer" as that term is defined by Section 501.002, Transportation Code; and(B)  "towable recreational vehicle" as that term is defined by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.(3)  "Recreational vehicle park" means a commercial property:(A)  that is designed primarily for recreational vehicle transient guest use; and(B)  for which fees for site service connections for recreational vehicles, as defined by Section 522.004(b), Transportation Code, are paid daily, weekly, or monthly.(b)  A municipally owned utility that provides nonsubmetered master metered utility service to a recreational vehicle park shall determine the rates for that service on the same basis the utility uses to determine the rates for other commercial businesses that serve transient customers and receive nonsubmetered master metered utility service from the utility.(b-1)  A municipally owned utility that provides nonsubmetered master metered utility service to a recreational vehicle park may not charge a recreational vehicle park a fee that the utility does not charge other commercial businesses that serve transient customers and receive nonsubmetered master metered utility service from the utility.(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the utility commission has jurisdiction to enforce this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 523 (H.B. 841), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.21, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 613 (S.B. 1268), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (H.B. 2152), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.088 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter D. Municipalities and Counties|Section 13.088. Municipal Fees for Public School Districts

Sec. 13.088.  MUNICIPAL FEES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  A municipally owned utility that provides retail water or sewer utility service to a public school district may not charge the district a fee based on the number of district students or employees in addition to the rates the utility charges the district for the service.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (H.B. 2369), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Water Code § 13.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.132. Powers of Utility Commission

Sec. 13.132.  POWERS OF UTILITY COMMISSION.  (a)  The utility commission may:(1)  require that water and sewer utilities report to it any information relating to themselves and affiliated interests both inside and outside this state that it considers useful in the administration of this chapter, including any information relating to a transaction between the utility and an affiliated interest inside or outside this state, to the extent that the transaction is subject to the utility commission's jurisdiction;(2)  establish forms for all reports;(3)  determine the time for reports and the frequency with which any reports are to be made;(4)  require that any reports be made under oath;(5)  require that a copy of any contract or arrangement between any utility and any affiliated interest be filed with it and require that such a contract or arrangement that is not in writing be reduced to writing;(6)  require that a copy of any report filed with any federal agency or any governmental agency or body of any other state be filed with it; and(7)  require that a copy of annual reports showing all payments of compensation, other than salary or wages subject to the withholding of federal income tax, made to residents of Texas, or with respect to legal, administrative, or legislative matters in Texas, or for representation before the Texas Legislature or any governmental agency or body be filed with it.(b)  On the request of the governing body of any municipality, the utility commission may provide sufficient staff members to advise and consult with the municipality on any pending matter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.23, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.1325 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.1325. Electronic Copies of Rate Information

Sec. 13.1325.  ELECTRONIC COPIES OF RATE INFORMATION.  On request, the utility commission shall provide, at a reasonable cost, electronic copies of or Internet access to all information provided to the utility commission under Sections 13.016 and 13.043 and Subchapter F to the extent that the information is available and is not confidential.  Copies of all information provided to the utility commission shall be provided to the Office of Public Utility Counsel, on request, at no cost to the office.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 7.01, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.133. Inspections; Examination Under Oath; Compelling Production of Records; Inquiry Into Management and Affairs

Sec. 13.133.  INSPECTIONS;  EXAMINATION UNDER OATH;  COMPELLING PRODUCTION OF RECORDS;  INQUIRY INTO MANAGEMENT AND AFFAIRS.  (a)  Any regulatory authority and, when authorized by the regulatory authority, its counsel, agents, and employees may, at reasonable times and for reasonable purposes, inspect and obtain copies of the papers, books, accounts, documents, and other business records and inspect the plant, equipment, and other property of any utility within its jurisdiction.  The regulatory authority may examine under oath or may authorize the person conducting the investigation to examine under oath any officer, agent, or employee of any utility in connection with the investigation.(b)  The regulatory authority may require, by order or subpoena served on any utility, the production within this state at the time and place it may designate of any books, accounts, papers, or records kept by that utility outside the state or verified copies of them if the regulatory authority so orders.  A utility failing or refusing to comply with such an order or subpoena violates this chapter.(c)  A member, agent, or employee of the regulatory authority may enter the premises occupied by a utility to make inspections, examinations, and tests and to exercise any authority provided by this chapter.(d)  A member, agent, or employee of the regulatory authority may act under this section only during reasonable hours and after giving reasonable notice to the utility.(e)  The utility is entitled to be represented when inspections, examinations, and tests are made on its premises.  Reasonable time for the utility to secure a representative shall be allowed before beginning an inspection, examination, or test.(f)  The regulatory authority may inquire into the management and affairs of all utilities and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which they are conducted and may obtain all information to enable it to perform management audits.  The utility shall report to the regulatory authority on the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the audit and shall file subsequent reports at the times the regulatory authority considers appropriate.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 567, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.25, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.134. Report of Advertising or Public Relations Expenses

Sec. 13.134.  REPORT OF ADVERTISING OR PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPENSES.  (a)  The regulatory authority may require an annual report from each utility company of all its expenditures for business gifts and entertainment and institutional, consumption-inducing, and other advertising or public relations expenses.(b)  The regulatory authority shall not allow as costs or expenses for ratemaking purposes any of the expenditures that the regulatory authority determines not to be in the public interest.  The cost of legislative advocacy expenses shall not in any case be allowed as costs or expenses for ratemaking purposes.(c)  Reasonable charitable or civic contributions may be allowed not to exceed the amount approved by the regulatory authority.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 13.135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.135. Unlawful Rates, Rules, and Regulations

Sec. 13.135.  UNLAWFUL RATES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.  A utility may not charge, collect, or receive any rate for utility service or impose any rule or regulation other than as provided in this chapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 13.136 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.136. Filing Tariffs of Rates, Rules, and Regulations; Annual Financial Report

Sec. 13.136.  FILING TARIFFS OF RATES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS;  ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.  (a)  Every utility shall file with each regulatory authority tariffs showing all rates that are subject to the original or appellate jurisdiction of the regulatory authority and that are in force at the time for any utility service, product, or commodity offered.  Every utility shall file with and as a part of those tariffs all rules and regulations relating to or affecting the rates, utility service, product, or commodity furnished.(b)  The utility commission by rule shall require each utility to annually file a service, financial, and normalized earnings report in a form and at times specified by utility commission rule.  The report must include information sufficient to enable the utility commission to properly monitor utilities in this state.  The utility commission shall make available to the public information in the report the utility does not file as confidential.(b-1)  The utility commission shall provide copies of a report described by Subsection (b) that include information filed as confidential to the Office of Public Utility Counsel on request, at no cost to the office.(c)  Every water supply or sewer service corporation shall file with the utility commission tariffs showing all rates that are subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the utility commission and that are in force at the time for any utility service, product, or commodity offered.  Every water supply or sewer service corporation shall file with and as a part of those tariffs all rules and regulations relating to or affecting the rates, utility service, product, or commodity furnished.  The filing required under this subsection shall be for informational purposes only.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 567, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.26, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.137 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.137. Office and Other Business Locations of Utility; Records; Removal From State

Sec. 13.137.  OFFICE AND OTHER BUSINESS LOCATIONS OF UTILITY; RECORDS; REMOVAL FROM STATE.  (a)  Every utility shall:(1)  make available and notify its customers of a business location where its customers may make payments to prevent disconnection of or to restore service:(A)  in each county in which the utility provides service; or(B)  not more than 20 miles from the residence of any residential customer if there is no location to receive payments in the county; and(2)  have an office in a county of this state or in the immediate area in which its property or some part of its property is located in which it shall keep all books, accounts, records, and memoranda required by the utility commission to be kept in this state.(b)  The utility commission by rule may provide for waiving the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) for a utility for which meeting those requirements would cause a rate increase or otherwise harm or inconvenience customers.  The rules must provide for an additional 14 days to be given for a customer to pay before a utility that is granted a waiver may disconnect service for late payment.(c)  Books, accounts, records, or memoranda required by the regulatory authority to be kept in the state may not be removed from the state, except on conditions prescribed by the utility commission.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 567, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 10.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.27, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.138 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.138. Communications by Utilities With Regulatory Authority; Regulations and Records

Sec. 13.138.  COMMUNICATIONS BY UTILITIES WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITY;  REGULATIONS AND RECORDS.  The regulatory authority may prescribe regulations governing communications by utilities and their affiliates and their representatives with the regulatory authority or any member or employee of the regulatory authority.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 567, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 13.140 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.140. Examination and Test of Equipment

Sec. 13.140.  EXAMINATION AND TEST OF EQUIPMENT.  (a)  The regulatory authority may examine and test any meter, instrument, or equipment used for the measurement of service of any utility and may enter any premises occupied by any utility for the purpose of making the examinations and tests and exercising any power provided for in this chapter and may set up and use on those premises any apparatus and appliances necessary for those purposes.  The utility may be represented at the making of the examinations, tests, and inspections.(b)  The utility and its officers and employees shall facilitate the examinations, tests, and inspections by giving every reasonable aid to the regulatory authority and any person or persons designated by the regulatory authority for those duties.(c)  Any consumer or user may have a meter or measuring device tested by the utility once without charge after a reasonable period to be fixed by the regulatory authority by rule and at shorter intervals on payment of reasonable fees fixed by the regulatory authority.  The regulatory authority shall declare and establish reasonable fees to be paid for other examining and testing of those meters and other measuring devices on the request of the consumer.(d)  If the test is requested to be made within the period of presumed accuracy as fixed by the regulatory authority since the last test of the same meter or other measuring device, the fee to be paid by the consumer or user at the time of his request shall be refunded to the consumer or user if the meter or measuring device is found unreasonably defective or incorrect to the substantial disadvantage of the consumer or user.  If the consumer's request is made at a time beyond the period of presumed accuracy fixed by the regulatory authority since the last test of the same meter or measuring device, the utility shall make the test without charge to the consumer or user.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 13.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.141. Billing for Service to State

Sec. 13.141.  BILLING FOR SERVICE TO STATE.  A utility, utility owned by an affected county, or municipally owned utility may not bill or otherwise require the state or a state agency or institution to pay for service before the service is rendered.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 660, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 979, Sec. 12, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 13.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.142. Time of Payment of Utility Bills by State

Sec. 13.142.  TIME OF PAYMENT OF UTILITY BILLS BY STATE.  (a)  In this section, "utility" includes a municipally owned utility.(b)  The utility commission shall adopt rules concerning payment of utility bills that are consistent with Chapter 2251, Government Code.(c)  This Act does not prohibit a utility from entering into an agreement with the state or a state agency to establish a levelized or average monthly service billing plan.  The agreement must require reconciliation of the levelized or equalized bills quarterly.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 660, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(7), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.31, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.143. Voluntary Contributions

Sec. 13.143.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  A utility may implement as part of its billing process a program under which the utility collects from its customers a voluntary contribution, including a voluntary membership or subscription fee, on behalf of a local library, a volunteer fire department, or an emergency medical service.(b)  A utility that collects contributions under this section shall provide each customer at the time that the customer first becomes a customer, and at least annually thereafter, a written statement:(1)  describing the procedure by which the customer may make a contribution with the customer's bill payment;(2)  designating the local library, volunteer fire department, or emergency medical service to which the utility will deliver the contribution;(3)  informing the customer that a contribution is voluntary; and(4)  describing the deductibility status of the contribution under federal income tax law.(c)  A billing by the utility that includes a voluntary contribution under this section must clearly state that the contribution is voluntary and that it may be deducted from the billed amount.(d)  The utility shall promptly deliver contributions that it collects under this section to the designated local library, volunteer fire department, or emergency medical service, except that the utility may keep from the contributions an amount equal to the lesser of:(1)  the utility's expenses in administering the contribution program; or(2)  five percent of the amount collected as contributions.(e)  Amounts collected under this section are not rates and are not subject to regulatory assessments, late payment penalties, or other utility-related fees and are not required to be shown in tariffs filed with the regulatory authority.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 693), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 13.144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle B - Water Rights|Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services|Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services|Section 13.144. Notice of Wholesale Water Supply Contract

Sec. 13.144.  NOTICE OF WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT.  A district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, a retail public utility, a wholesale water service, or other person providing a retail public utility with a wholesale water supply shall provide the utility commission and the commission with a certified copy of any wholesale water supply contract with a retail public utility within 30 days after the date of the execution of the contract.  The submission must include the amount of water being supplied, term of the contract, consideration being given for the water, purpose of use, location of use, source of supply, point of delivery, limitations on the reuse of water, a disclosure of any affiliated interest between the parties to the contract, and any other condition or agreement relating to the contract.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 5.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 13.143 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(110), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 10.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.32, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2013.|