Sec. 37.061. EXISTING SERVICE AREA AGREEMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commission shall allow a municipally owned utility to amend the service area boundaries of its certificate if:
(1) the municipally owned utility was the holder of a certificate as of January 1, 1999;
(2) the municipally owned utility has an agreement existing before January 1, 1999, with a public utility serving the area that the public utility will not contest an application to amend the certificate to add municipal territory; and
(3) the area for which a certificate is requested is not certificated to a retail electric utility that is not a party to the agreement and that has not consented in writing to certification of the area to the municipality.
(b) The commission may not amend the certificate of the public utility serving the affected area based on the granting of a certificate to the municipally owned utility.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle B - Electric Utilities
Chapter 37 - Certificates of Convenience and Necessity
Subchapter B. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
Section 37.051. Certificate Required
Section 37.052. Exceptions to Certificate Requirement for Service Extension
Section 37.0521. Exception for Retail Sales by Certain Qualifying Cogenerators
Section 37.053. Application for Certificate
Section 37.054. Notice and Hearing on Application
Section 37.0541. Consolidation of Certain Proceedings
Section 37.055. Request for Preliminary Order
Section 37.056. Grant or Denial of Certificate
Section 37.057. Deadline for Application for New Transmission Facility