Texas Utilities Code

§ 182.202 — BURNED VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

UT § 182.202Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES · Part B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES · Ch. 182. RIGHTS OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS · Art. D. BILL PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR BURNED VETERANS

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(a)The board of directors of an electric cooperative or the governing body of a municipally owned utility may establish a bill payment assistance program for a customer who is a military veteran who a medical doctor certifies has a significantly decreased ability to regulate the individual's body temperature because of severe burns received in combat.

(b)The costs of a bill payment assistance program established under Subsection (a) are considered a necessary operations expense.

(c)The board of directors of an electric cooperative or the governing body of a municipally owned utility may determine the method to fund a bill payment assistance program established under Subsection (a).

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 981), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.