Texas Utilities Code

§ 162.126 — ENCUMBRANCE, LEASE, AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY WITH MEMBERS' AUTHORIZATION

UT § 162.126Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES · Part A. UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND OTHER PROVIDERS · Ch. 162. TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS · Art. C. POWERS OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE

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(a)Except as provided by Section 162.125, a telephone cooperative may not dispose of, lease, or encumber all or a major portion of its property unless the disposition, lease, or encumbrance is authorized by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the members of the cooperative.

(b)The board may, on the authorization of two-thirds of all the members of the cooperative at a members' meeting, dispose of or lease all or a major portion of its property to:

(1)another telephone cooperative;

(2)a foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter; or

(3)the holder of a note, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness issued to the United States or to a lending institution licensed by the United States or a state.

(c)The notice of a meeting at which a disposition or lease under Subsection (b) is to be considered must state the proposed action.

Legislative history

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