Texas Utilities Code
§ 39.4525 — HIRING ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL PROCEEDINGS
UT § 39.4525Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES · Ch. 39. RESTRUCTURING OF ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY · Art. J. TRANSITION TO COMPETITION IN CERTAIN
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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or before a court reviewing proceedings of that federal commission, related to:
(1)the relationship of an electric utility subject to this subchapter to a power region, regional transmission organization, or independent system operator;
(2)the approval of an agreement among the 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 the electric utility subject to this subchapter 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
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (S.B. 932), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2023.