Texas Water Code
§ 13.244 — APPLICATION; MAPS AND OTHER INFORMATION; EVIDENCE AND CONSENT
WA § 13.244Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 13. WATER RATES AND SERVICES · Art. G. CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Section 13.258, to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity or an amendment to a certificate, a public utility or water supply or sewer service corporation shall submit to the utility commission an application for a certificate or for an amendment as provided by this section.
(b)Each public utility and water supply or sewer service corporation shall file with the utility commission a map or maps showing all its facilities and illustrating separately facilities for production, transmission, and distribution of its services, and each certificated retail public utility shall file with the utility commission a map or maps showing any facilities, customers, or area currently being served outside its certificated areas.
(c)Each applicant for a certificate or for an amendment shall file with the utility commission evidence required by the utility commission to show that the applicant has received the required consent, franchise, or permit of the proper municipality or other public authority.
(d)An application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity or for an amendment to a certificate must contain:
(1)a description of the proposed service area by:
(A)a metes and bounds survey certified by a licensed state land surveyor or a registered professional land surveyor;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1145 (H.B. 2876), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.44, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1842), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 893), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2023.