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TX Util § 181.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations|Section 181.001. Definitions

Sec. 181.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Corporation" includes:(A)  a partnership, limited partnership, or master limited partnership;(B)  a combination of business entities composed exclusively of corporations or in which a corporation is a general partner;(C)  a limited liability company;  and(D)  a gas utility or electric utility regardless of form of organization, but not including a municipally owned utility.(2)  "Electric corporation" means an electric current and power corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 11, Sec. 3, eff. May 3, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 559, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Util § 181.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations|Section 181.002. Corporate Powers

Sec. 181.002.  CORPORATE POWERS.  A gas or electric corporation has the powers and rights of a corporation organized for profit in this state whenever those powers and duties may be applicable.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations|Section 181.003. Authority to Borrow Money, Issue Stock, or Mortgage Property

Sec. 181.003.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY, ISSUE STOCK, OR MORTGAGE PROPERTY.  A gas or electric corporation has the right to:(1)  borrow money;(2)  issue stock, including preferred stock;  or(3)  mortgage a franchise or other property of the corporation to secure a debt contracted for any purpose of the corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations|Section 181.004. Condemnation of Property

Sec. 181.004.  CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY.  A gas or electric corporation has the right and power to enter on, condemn, and appropriate the land, right-of-way, easement, or other property of any person or corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations|Section 181.006. Consent Required in Municipality

Sec. 181.006.  CONSENT REQUIRED IN MUNICIPALITY.  A gas corporation may exercise authority under Section 181.005 in relation to a municipal street or alley with the consent of and subject to the direction of the governing body of the municipality.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations|Section 181.007. Authority to Hold Land or Other Property

Sec. 181.007.  AUTHORITY TO HOLD LAND OR OTHER PROPERTY.  A gas or electric corporation has the power to own, hold, or use land, a right-of-way, an easement, a franchise, or a building or other structure as necessary for the purpose of the corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations|Section 181.008. Authority Relating to Transport or Sale

Sec. 181.008.  AUTHORITY RELATING TO TRANSPORT OR SALE.  (a)  A gas or electric corporation has the power to generate, make, manufacture, transport, and sell gas, electric current, and power to an individual, the public, or a municipality for any purpose.(b)  A gas or electric corporation may:(1)  impose reasonable charges for an action taken under Subsection (a);  and(2)  construct, maintain, and operate power plants and substations and any machinery, apparatus, pipe, pole, wire, device, or arrangements as necessary to operate its lines in this state.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties of Gas and Electric Corporations|Section 181.009. Discrimination Prohibited

Sec. 181.009.  DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.  A gas or electric corporation may not discriminate against a person, corporation, firm, association, or location in:(1)  charging for gas, electric current, or power;  or(2)  providing service under similar circumstances.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applying to Gas Utilities|Section 181.021. Definitions

Sec. 181.021.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Gas facility" means a pipe, main, conductor, or other facility or fixture used to carry gas.(2)  "Gas utility" means a person, firm, corporation, or municipality engaged in the business of transporting or distributing gas for public consumption.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applying to Gas Utilities|Section 181.022. Authority to Lay and Maintain Gas Facility

Sec. 181.022.  AUTHORITY TO LAY AND MAINTAIN GAS FACILITY.  A gas utility has the right to lay and maintain a gas facility through, under, along, across, or over a public highway, a public road, a public street or alley, or public water.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applying to Gas Utilities|Section 181.023. Consent Required in Municipality

Sec. 181.023.  CONSENT REQUIRED IN MUNICIPALITY.  A gas utility may exercise authority under Section 181.022 in a municipality with the consent of and subject to the direction of the governing body of the municipality.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applying to Gas Utilities|Section 181.024. Notice to State or County

Sec. 181.024.  NOTICE TO STATE OR COUNTY.  (a)  A gas utility proposing under this subchapter to locate a gas facility in the right-of-way of a state highway or a county road not in a municipality shall give notice of the proposal to:(1)  the Texas Transportation Commission if the proposal relates to a state highway;  or(2)  the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.(b)  On receipt of the notice, the Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court may designate the location in the right-of-way where the gas utility may place the gas facility.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applying to Gas Utilities|Section 181.025. Relocation of Gas Facility to Allow Change to Traffic Lane

Sec. 181.025.  RELOCATION OF GAS FACILITY TO ALLOW CHANGE TO TRAFFIC LANE.  (a)  The authority of the Texas Transportation Commission under this section is limited to a gas facility on a state highway not in a municipality.  The authority of the commissioners court under this section is limited to a gas facility on a county road not in a municipality.(b)  The Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court of a county may require a gas utility to relocate the utility's gas facility, at the utility's own expense, to allow the widening or other changing of a traffic lane.(c)  To impose a requirement under this section, the Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court, as appropriate, must give to the gas utility 30 days' written notice of the requirement.  The notice must identify the gas facility to be relocated and indicate the location on the new right-of-way where the gas utility may place the facility.(d)  The gas utility shall replace the grade and surface of the highway or road at the utility's own expense.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter B. Provisions Applying to Gas Utilities|Section 181.026. Effect of Municipal Incorporation on Gas Facility Previously Laid

Sec. 181.026.  EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION ON GAS FACILITY PREVIOUSLY LAID.  A gas utility having a gas facility located in an area that becomes incorporated after the facility is in place may continue to exercise in that area the authority granted by this subchapter until the 10th anniversary of the date of the incorporation without the consent of but subject to the direction of the governing body of the municipality.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities|Section 181.041. Definitions

Sec. 181.041.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Electric utility" means:(A)  an electric cooperative organized under Chapter 161;(B)  a corporation or river authority, if the river authority is created by a statute of this state:(i)  that generates, transmits, or distributes electric energy in this state;  and(ii)  whose operations are subject to the judicial and legislative processes of this state;  or(C)  a municipal electric utility.(2)  "Municipal electric utility" means a municipality in this state that owns and operates an electric generating plant or that operates electric transmission lines or an electric distribution system.(3)  "Distribution line" means a power line operated below 60,000 volts when measured phase to phase.(4)  "Transmission line" means a power line operated at 60,000 volts or more when measured phase to phase.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (S.B. 349), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Util § 181.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities|Section 181.042. Authority to Construct, Maintain, and Operate Lines

Sec. 181.042.  AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE LINES.  An electric utility has the right to construct, maintain, and operate lines over, under, across, on, or along a state highway, a county road, a municipal street or alley, or other public property in a municipality.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities|Section 181.043. Consent Required in Municipality

Sec. 181.043.  CONSENT REQUIRED IN MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  An electric utility may exercise authority under Section 181.042 in a municipality with the consent of and subject to the direction of the governing body of the municipality.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a municipal electric utility exercising authority under Section 181.042 in its municipal territory.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities|Section 181.044. Notice to State or County

Sec. 181.044.  NOTICE TO STATE OR COUNTY.  (a)  An electric utility proposing under this subchapter to construct a line along the right-of-way of a state highway or a county road not in a municipality shall give notice of the proposal to:(1)  the Texas Transportation Commission if the proposal relates to a state highway;  or(2)  the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.(b)  On receipt of the notice, the Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court may designate the location along the right-of-way where the electric utility may construct the line.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities|Section 181.045. Standards for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Lines

Sec. 181.045.  STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF LINES.  (a)  A municipal electric utility shall construct, operate, and maintain its transmission lines and distribution lines along highways and at other places in accordance with the national electrical safety code.  With regard to clearances, an electric utility that is not a municipal electric utility shall construct, operate, and maintain its transmission lines and distribution lines along highways and at other places in accordance with the national electrical safety code.(b)  Regardless of Subsection (a), an electric utility shall:(1)  use single pole construction for a line along a highway or county road;(2)  construct a transmission line that crosses a highway or road so that the line is at least 22 feet above the surface of the traffic lane;  and(3)  construct a line that is above a railroad track or railroad siding so that the line is at least 22 feet above the surface of the track or siding.(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a line in a municipality to the extent an ordinance or regulation applying in the municipality provides differently than the national electrical safety code.(d)  In this section, "national electrical safety code" means the National Electrical Safety Code, as published in March 1948 by the National Bureau of Standards, Handbook 30, as revised by Handbook 81, published by the National Bureau of Standards in November 1961.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (S.B. 349), Sec. 2, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Util § 181.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities|Section 181.046. Relocation of Line to Allow Road or Ditch Improvement

Sec. 181.046.  RELOCATION OF LINE TO ALLOW ROAD OR DITCH IMPROVEMENT.  (a)  The authority of the Texas Transportation Commission under this section is limited to a line on a state highway not in a municipality.  The authority of the commissioners court under this section is limited to a line on a county road not in a municipality.(b)  The Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court of a county may require an electric utility to relocate a line of the utility, at the utility's own expense, to allow the:(1)  widening of a right-of-way;(2)  changing of a traffic lane;(3)  improving of a road bed;  or(4)  improving of a drainage ditch located on a right-of-way.(c)  To impose a requirement under this section, the Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court, as appropriate, must give to the electric utility 30 days' written notice of the requirement.  The notice must identify the line to be relocated and indicate the location on the new right-of-way where the electric utility may place the line.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter C. Provisions Applying to Electric Utilities|Section 181.047. Effect of Municipal Incorporation on Line Previously Constructed

Sec. 181.047.  EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION ON LINE PREVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED.  (a)  An electric utility that owns a line on a state highway or county road in a city or town that, at the time of the construction of the line, is unincorporated but that later incorporates as a municipality may continue to exercise in the municipality the authority granted by Section 181.042 until the 10th anniversary of the date of the incorporation.(b)  After that period, to continue to exercise the authority in the municipality the electric utility must have the consent of the governing body of the municipality.(c)  The governing body of the municipality may require the electric utility to relocate a pole or line, at the utility's own expense, to allow the widening or straightening of a street.  To impose a requirement under this subsection, the governing body of the municipality must give to the electric utility 30 days' notice.  The notice must indicate the new location for the pole or line along the right-of-way of the street.(d)  This section does not prohibit a municipality from imposing a tax or special charge for the use of a street as authorized by Subchapter B, Chapter 182, Tax Code.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter D. Provisions Applying to Telegraph Companies|Section 181.061. Definition

Sec. 181.061.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "telegraph company" includes a person, firm, corporation, or association engaged in the business of accepting and transmitting messages to and from different locations in this state through use of a telegraph.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter D. Provisions Applying to Telegraph Companies|Section 181.062. Telegraph Connections

Sec. 181.062.  TELEGRAPH CONNECTIONS.  A telegraph company engaged in business at the same location or in the same municipality as another telegraph company shall provide:(1)  means through which a message may be transferred to the lines of the other telegraph company at common locations and transmitted to the message's final destination;  and(2)  facilities to assure the transfer of a message in compliance with this section.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter D. Provisions Applying to Telegraph Companies|Section 181.063. Exceptions

Sec. 181.063.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  A telegraph company is not required to transfer a message to another line if:(1)  the message originated on the company's line;  and(2)  the company can deliver the message directly to its intended recipient on the company's lines.(b)  A telegraph company is not required to receive a message from another's line and transmit the message to its final destination if the message originated at a location on the company's lines.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter D. Provisions Applying to Telegraph Companies|Section 181.064. Hearing and Determination

Sec. 181.064.  HEARING AND DETERMINATION.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality or, for an unincorporated area, the commissioners court of the county, shall on its own motion or on application of at least 100 residents:(1)  hear evidence as the governing body or commissioners court considers necessary;  and(2)  determine whether a connection between different lines or other arrangements for transfer of messages is:(A)  necessary for public convenience;  and(B)  just to the telegraph companies.(b)  After conducting a hearing and making the determinations required by Subsection (a), the governing body or commissioners court shall issue an order that:(1)  includes the findings of the governing body or commissioners court;(2)  specifies the conditions under which the arrangements for transfer of messages will be made;  and(3)  specifies the proportion of expense to be paid by the owner or operator of each line.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 181.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services|Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities|Subchapter D. Provisions Applying to Telegraph Companies|Section 181.065. Penalty

Sec. 181.065.  PENALTY.  (a)  A telegraph company shall comply with an order of a municipality's governing body or a commissioners court requiring the company to arrange for transfer of messages.(b)  A telegraph company that fails to comply with an order is subject to a penalty of $10 for each day of noncompliance, payable to the state.  The county or district attorney may bring suit to recover the penalty.(c)  A penalty may not be imposed against a telegraph company for noncompliance with an order if:(1)  the company is prevented from making a connection through the fault or omission of another company;  and(2)  the fault or omission causes the company's failure to connect.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|