Texas Utilities Code - Section 16.001. Assessment On Public Utilities
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§ 16.001. ASSESSMENT ON PUBLIC UTILITIES. (a) To defray
the expenses incurred in the administration of this title, an
assessment is imposed on each public utility, retail electric
provider, and electric cooperative within the jurisdiction of the
commission that serves the ultimate consumer, including each
interexchange telecommunications carrier.
(b) An assessment under this section is equal to one-sixth
of one percent of the public utility's, retail electric provider's,
or electric cooperative's gross receipts from rates charged to the
ultimate consumer in this state.
(c) An interexchange telecommunications carrier that does
not provide local exchange telephone service may collect the fee
imposed under this section as an additional item separately stated
on the customer bill as "utility gross receipts assessment."
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended
by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 15.029 15.030 15.031 15.032 15.033 15.051 15.052 16.001 16.002 16.003 16.004 16.021 16.041 16.042 16.043
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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