Sec. 75.0021. LIMITED LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITIES. (a) In this section:
(1) "Person" includes an individual as defined by Section 71.001.
(2) "Public utility" means an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.
(b) A public utility that, as the owner, easement holder, occupant, or lessee of land, signs an agreement with a municipality, county, or political subdivision to allow public access to or use of the premises for recreation by allowing the public access or use does not assume responsibility or incur liability beyond that provided by Chapter 75 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to a third party who enters the premises for recreation to the extent the municipality, county, or political subdivision purchases a general liability insurance policy in amounts required by Chapter 75 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code insuring the public utility for liability arising from the condition of the premises for such recreational use.
(c) This section applies only to a public utility located in a county with a population of 800,000 or more and located on the international border.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 329 (H.B. 783), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (H.B. 200), Sec. 2, eff. May 16, 2013.
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