Sec. 552.904. LEASE OF NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A municipality that owns its natural gas distribution system and that has conducted an election before July 13, 1959, that resulted in a vote to sell the system may, by majority vote of the governing body, enter a contract to lease the system to any person. The municipality may also grant an option to the lessee or other person to purchase the system at a price specified or determined in the manner provided by the lease or option contract.
(b) If the municipality has any outstanding bonds that are payable from the revenues of the system, unless the municipality provides for the full payment of the bonds with interest to their maturities or to the date the bonds are to be redeemed before maturity, it may not enter a lease or option contract except under the conditions specified in the ordinance that authorized the bonds.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.904 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Water and Utilities
Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities
Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 552.901. Relocation or Replacement of Water or Sewer Laterals
Section 552.902. Operation of Certain Electric Light and Power Systems by Home-Rule Municipalities
Section 552.903. Agreement With Conservation and Reclamation District
Section 552.904. Lease of Natural Gas Distribution System by Certain Municipalities
Section 552.905. Operation of Cable Tv Systems by General-Law Municipalities
Section 552.906. Municipal Utility Plants
Section 552.907. Construction of Water or Wastewater Improvements to Preserve Water Quality Aquifer
Section 552.909. Prohibited Employment of or Contracting With Former Trustee or Board Member
Section 552.912. Certain Damages Caused by Sewage Backup
Section 552.913. Combined Heating and Power Systems in Certain Municipalities
Section 552.914. Utility Contracts for Certain Municipalities