Sec. 13.134. REPORT OF ADVERTISING OR PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPENSES. (a) The regulatory authority may require an annual report from each utility company of all its expenditures for business gifts and entertainment and institutional, consumption-inducing, and other advertising or public relations expenses.
(b) The regulatory authority shall not allow as costs or expenses for ratemaking purposes any of the expenditures that the regulatory authority determines not to be in the public interest. The cost of legislative advocacy expenses shall not in any case be allowed as costs or expenses for ratemaking purposes.
(c) Reasonable charitable or civic contributions may be allowed not to exceed the amount approved by the regulatory authority.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services
Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services
Section 13.131. Records of Utility; Rates, Methods, and Accounts
Section 13.132. Powers of Utility Commission
Section 13.1325. Electronic Copies of Rate Information
Section 13.134. Report of Advertising or Public Relations Expenses
Section 13.135. Unlawful Rates, Rules, and Regulations
Section 13.136. Filing Tariffs of Rates, Rules, and Regulations; Annual Financial Report
Section 13.137. Office and Other Business Locations of Utility; Records; Removal From State
Section 13.138. Communications by Utilities With Regulatory Authority; Regulations and Records
Section 13.139. Standards of Service
Section 13.1394. Standards of Emergency Operations
Section 13.1395. Standards of Emergency Operations in Certain Counties
Section 13.1396. Coordination of Emergency Operations
Section 13.140. Examination and Test of Equipment
Section 13.141. Billing for Service to State
Section 13.142. Time of Payment of Utility Bills by State
Section 13.143. Voluntary Contributions
Section 13.144. Notice of Wholesale Water Supply Contract
Section 13.145. Multiple Systems Consolidated Under Tariff
Section 13.146. Water Conservation Plan
Section 13.1461. Correctional Facility Compliance With Conservation Measures
Section 13.147. Consolidated Billing and Collection Contracts
Section 13.148. Water Shortage Report
Section 13.149. Notification of Water Loss
Section 13.150. Reports Required for Water and Sewer Utilities
Section 13.151. Billing for Services Provided During Extreme Weather Emergency