Sec. 552.906. MUNICIPAL UTILITY PLANTS. (a) This section applies only to a general-law municipality that owns a utility plant that provides utility service.
(b) The governing body of a municipality may:
(1) by ordinance regulate the rates and compensation charged the public by the municipality for utility service;
(2) establish and operate a plant to manufacture, generate, or produce utility service; and
(3) sell and distribute utility service to the public in the municipality's boundaries.
(c) In this section, "utility service" means the provision of water, sewer service, gas, electric energy, or a substance used for lighting, heat, or power.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.906 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