Sec. 181.026. EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION ON GAS FACILITY PREVIOUSLY LAID. A gas utility having a gas facility located in an area that becomes incorporated after the facility is in place may continue to exercise in that area the authority granted by this subchapter until the 10th anniversary of the date of the incorporation without the consent of but subject to the direction of the governing body of the municipality.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services
Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services
Chapter 181 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Utilities
Subchapter B. Provisions Applying to Gas Utilities
Section 181.022. Authority to Lay and Maintain Gas Facility
Section 181.023. Consent Required in Municipality
Section 181.024. Notice to State or County
Section 181.025. Relocation of Gas Facility to Allow Change to Traffic Lane
Section 181.026. Effect of Municipal Incorporation on Gas Facility Previously Laid