Texas Utilities Code

§ 103.022 — RATE ASSISTANCE AND COST REIMBURSEMENT

UT § 103.022Title 3. GAS REGULATION · Part A. GAS UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Ch. 103. JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF MUNICIPALITY · Art. B. RATE DETERMINATION

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(a)The governing body of a municipality participating in or conducting a ratemaking proceeding may engage rate consultants, accountants, auditors, attorneys, and engineers to:

(1)conduct investigations, present evidence, and advise and represent the governing body; and

(2)assist the governing body with litigation or a gas utility ratemaking proceeding before a regulatory authority or court.

(b)The gas utility in the ratemaking proceeding shall reimburse the governing body of the municipality for the reasonable cost of the services of a person engaged under Subsection (a) to the extent the applicable regulatory authority determines reasonable.

Legislative history

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