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Texas Utilities Code - Chapter 33 Jurisdiction And Powers Of MunicipalityLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Utilities Code > Texas Utilities Code - Chapter 33 Jurisdiction And Powers Of Municipality (a) To provide fair, just, and reasonable rates and adequate and efficient services, the governing body of a municipality has exclusive original jurisdiction over the ... (a) A municipality shall regulate all local utility service in the municipality until the commission assumes jurisdiction over a local utility under this subtitle. (b) ... (a) A municipality that surrenders its jurisdiction to the commission may at any time reinstate its jurisdiction by a vote of the electorate. (b) A ... (a) If a municipality does not surrender its jurisdiction, local utility service in the municipality is exempt from regulation by the commission under this subtitle ... (a) An electric utility serving an area exempt from commission regulation is subject to the reporting requirements of this title. (b) A report must be ... This subchapter does not limit the duty and power of the commission to regulate the service and rates of a municipally regulated electric utility for ... A municipality that performs a regulatory function under this title may make each charge that is authorized by: (1) this title; or (2) the applicable ... (a) Following the end of the freeze period for a municipality that has been served by an electric utility, and following the date a municipally ... (a) A municipality regulating an electric utility under this subtitle shall require the utility to submit information as necessary to make a reasonable determination of ... In establishing rates and charges in an area exempt from commission regulation, the governing body may consider an electric utility's revenues and return on investment ... (a) The governing body of a municipality participating in or conducting a ratemaking proceeding may engage rate consultants, accountants, auditors, attorneys, and engineers to: (1) ... (a) Not later than the 31st day before the date an electric utility files a statement of intent under Section 36.102, the electric utility shall ... (a) A municipality has standing in each case before the commission that relates to an electric utility providing service in the municipality. (b) A municipality's ... A municipality is entitled to judicial review of a commission order relating to an electric utility providing services in the municipality as provided by Section ... A party to a rate proceeding before a municipality's governing body may appeal the governing body's decision to the commission. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. ... The residents of a municipality may appeal to the commission the decision of the municipality's governing body in a rate proceeding by filing with the ... (a) An appeal under this subchapter is initiated by filing a petition for review with the commission and serving a copy of the petition on ... (a) An appeal under this subchapter, Subchapter D, or Subchapter E is de novo and based on the test year presented to the municipality. (b) ... (a) Temporary or permanent rates set by the commission are prospective and observed from the date of the applicable commission order, except an interim rate ... (a) The ratepayers of a municipally owned utility who are outside the municipality may appeal to the commission an action of the governing body of ... (a) A municipality that owns a utility shall: (1) disclose to any person, on request, the number of ratepayers who reside outside the municipality; and ... (a) Not later than the 14th day after the date a governing body of a municipality makes a final decision, the municipality shall issue a ... Not later than the 90th day after the date a petition for review is filed that complies with Section 33.103, the municipality shall file with ... A municipally owned utility is subject to this subchapter if the utility is a utility: (1) whose rates are appealed under Subchapter D; (2) for ... (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b)-(f), for a period of 10 years beginning on the later of August 28, 1989, or the effective date ... (a) For a period of 10 years beginning on the later of August 28, 1989, or the effective date of the rate ordinance that is ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |