Sec. 39.457. CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS. In the event that the electric utility subject to this subchapter either merges, consolidates, or otherwise becomes affiliated with another owner of electric generation, or completes the jurisdictional separation authorized by Section 39.452(e) and the resulting vertically integrated utility proposes to join a regional transmission organization, and either action adversely affects the rights or obligations of an electric cooperative under a wholesale generation or transmission agreement entered into before the effective date of this subchapter or otherwise adversely affects the electric cooperative's access to its existing generation resources under said agreements, then the utility shall submit a proposal agreeable to the cooperative and the utility for addressing such rights and obligations in the appropriate regulatory proceeding. Such proposal shall be consistent with applicable law regarding the rights and obligations of the electric cooperative and the utility under such existing generation or transmission agreements.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1072 (H.B. 1567), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle B - Electric Utilities
Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry
Subchapter J. Transition to Competition in Certain
Section 39.452. Regulation of Utility and Transition to Competition
Section 39.4525. Hiring Assistance for Federal Proceedings
Section 39.453. Customer Choice and Relevant Market and Related Matters
Section 39.454. Recoupment of Transition to Competition Costs
Section 39.455. Recovery of Incremental Capacity Costs
Section 39.456. Franchise Agreements
Section 39.457. Contractual Rights
Section 39.458. Recovery and Securitization of Hurricane Reconstruction Costs; Purpose
Section 39.459. Hurricane Reconstruction Costs
Section 39.460. Standards and Procedures Governing Securitization of Hurricane Reconstruction Costs
Section 39.461. Nonbypassable Charges
Section 39.462. Determination of Hurricane Reconstruction Costs