Texas Utilities Code
§ 38.103 — DISTRIBUTION POLE PLAN
UT § 38.103Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Ch. 38. REGULATION OF ELECTRIC SERVICES · Art. E. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Statute text
View on source(a)Each electric cooperative, electric utility, and municipally owned utility that distributes electric energy to the public shall submit to the commission a plan for the management and inspection of distribution poles the cooperative or utility owns in the cooperative's or utility's distribution system.
(b)Each plan submitted under Subsection (a) must include:
(1)a statement of the plan's scope and objectives for ensuring public safety through the effective management, inspection, maintenance, and repair of distribution poles;
(2)the roles and responsibilities of individuals responsible for overseeing and executing the plan;
(3)processes for training and certifying personnel, including third-party vendors, who inspect distribution poles;
(4)an estimated timeline for completing inspections and remedial action required for any pole identified as unreliable, unsafe, or needing repair;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (H.B. 144), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.