Texas Utilities Code

§ 104.202 — EXCLUDED EXPENSES

UT § 104.202Title 3. GAS REGULATION · Part A. GAS UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Ch. 104. RATES AND SERVICES · Art. E. RATES FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES

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(a)The rates that a gas utility or municipally owned utility charges a state agency may not include an amount representing a gross receipts assessment, regulatory assessment, or similar expense of the utility.

(b)An expense under Subsection (a) that is reasonable and is not recovered from a state agency under this section may be recovered from other customers of the gas utility or municipally owned utility.

(c)A gross receipts assessment, regulatory assessment, or similar expense of the utility does not include a payment to a municipality under a contract, franchise, or other agreement.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1326, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.