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Texas Utilities Code - Section 161.123. Powers Relating To Provision Of Electric Energy

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§ 161.123. POWERS RELATING TO PROVISION OF ELECTRIC 
ENERGY.  An electric cooperative may:
		(1)  generate, acquire, and accumulate electric energy 
and transmit, distribute, sell, furnish, and dispose of that 
electric energy to its members only;
		(2)  assist its members only to wire their premises and 
install in those premises electrical and plumbing fixtures, 
machinery, supplies, apparatus, and equipment of any kind, and in 
connection with those activities:
			(A)  acquire, lease, sell, distribute, install, 
and repair electrical and plumbing fixtures, machinery, supplies, 
apparatus, and equipment of any kind;  and
			(B)  receive, acquire, endorse, pledge, and 
dispose of notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness;
		(3)  furnish to other electric cooperatives or their 
members electric energy, wiring facilities, electrical and 
plumbing equipment, and services that are convenient or useful;  
and
		(4)  establish, regulate, and collect rates, fees, 
rents, or other charges for electric energy or other facilities, 
supplies, equipment, or services furnished by the electric 
cooperative.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.                    

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