Texas Utilities Code
§ 39.004 — HIRING ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL PROCEEDINGS
UT § 39.004Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Ch. 39. RESTRUCTURING OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission may retain any consultant, accountant, auditor, engineer, or attorney the commission considers necessary to represent the commission in a proceeding before a regional transmission organization, or before a court reviewing proceedings of a regional transmission organization, related to:
(1)the relationship of an electric utility to a power region, regional transmission organization, or independent system operator;
(2)the approval of an agreement among an electric utility and the electric utility's affiliates concerning the coordination of the operations of the electric utility and the electric utility's affiliates; or
(3)other matters related to an electric utility that may affect the ultimate rates paid by retail customers in this state.
(b)Assistance for which a consultant, accountant, auditor, engineer, or attorney may be retained under Subsection (a) may include:
(1)conducting a study;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 665 (H.B. 4668), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.