Texas Utilities Code

§ 32.053 — ABILITY OF CERTAIN RIVER AUTHORITY AFFILIATES TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS

UT § 32.053Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Ch. 32. JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF COMMISSION AND OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES · Art. B. EXEMPTIONS FROM COMMISSION JURISDICTION

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(a)This section applies only to a corporation that:

(1)sells electricity exclusively at wholesale, and not to ultimate consumers;

(2)is authorized by Chapter 152, Water Code; and

(3)acts on behalf of a river authority.

(b)Notwithstanding a river authority's enabling legislation or Chapter 152, Water Code, a corporation may:

(1)acquire, finance, construct, rebuild, repower, operate, or sell a facility directly related to the generation of electricity;

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.400, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.