Texas Water Code

§ 13.2551 — COMPLETION OF DECERTIFICATION

WA § 13.2551Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 13. WATER RATES AND SERVICES · Art. G. CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

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(a)As a condition to decertification or single certification under Section 13.254 or 13.255, and on request by an affected retail public utility, the utility commission may order:

(1)the retail public utility seeking to provide service to a decertified area to serve the entire service area of the retail public utility that is being decertified; and

(2)the transfer of the entire certificate of public convenience and necessity of a partially decertified retail public utility to the retail public utility seeking to provide service to the decertified area.

(b)The utility commission shall order service to the entire area under Subsection (a) if the utility commission finds that the decertified retail public utility will be unable to provide continuous and adequate service at an affordable cost to the remaining customers.

(c)The utility commission shall require the retail public utility seeking to provide service to the decertified area to provide continuous and adequate service to the remaining customers at a cost comparable to the cost of that service to its other customers and shall establish the terms under which the service must be provided. The terms may include:

(1)transferring debt and other contract obligations;

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.57, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 57, eff. September 1, 2013.