Texas Utilities Code

§ 102.205 — ENTERING PREMISES OF GAS UTILITY

UT § 102.205Title 3. GAS REGULATION · Part A. GAS UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Ch. 102. JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF RAILROAD COMMISSION AND OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES · Art. E. AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS

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(a)A member, agent, or employee of a regulatory authority may enter the premises occupied by a gas utility to conduct an inspection, examination, or test or to exercise any other authority provided by this subtitle.

(b)A member, agent, or employee of the regulatory authority may act under this section only during reasonable hours and after reasonable notice to the gas utility.

(c)A gas utility is entitled to be represented when an inspection, examination, or test is conducted on its premises. The gas utility is entitled to a reasonable time to secure a representative before the inspection, examination, or test begins.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.