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Subtitle A - Gas Utility Regulatory Act
Chapter 101 - General Provisions and Office of Public Utility Counsel
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 101.001. Short Title - Sec. 101.001. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as...
Section 101.002. Purpose and Findings - Sec. 101.002. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS. (a) This subtitle is enacted...
Section 101.003. Definitions - Sec. 101.003. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Affected person" means:...
Section 101.004. Person Determined to Be Affiliate - Sec. 101.004. PERSON DETERMINED TO BE AFFILIATE. (a) The railroad...
Section 101.005. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 101.005. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. Chapter 2001, Government Code, applies to...
Section 101.006. Cumulative Effect; Application to Gas Utilities - Sec. 101.006. CUMULATIVE EFFECT; APPLICATION TO GAS UTILITIES. (a) This...
Section 101.007. Liberal Construction - Sec. 101.007. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This subtitle shall be construed liberally...
Section 101.008. Construction With Federal Authority - Sec. 101.008. CONSTRUCTION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITY. This subtitle shall be...
Section 101.009. State Authority to Sell or Convey Natural Gas - Sec. 101.009. STATE AUTHORITY TO SELL OR CONVEY NATURAL GAS....
Subchapter B. Office of Public Utility Counsel
Section 101.051. Office of Public Utility Counsel - Sec. 101.051. OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL. The independent office...
Section 101.052. Office Powers and Duties - Sec. 101.052. OFFICE POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The office: (1)...
Section 101.053. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 101.053. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) The counsellor may not: (1)...
Section 101.054. Personnel - Sec. 101.054. PERSONNEL. (a) The counsellor may employ lawyers, economists,...
Chapter 102 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Railroad Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities
Subchapter A. General Powers of Railroad Commission
Section 102.001. Railroad Commission Jurisdiction - Sec. 102.001. RAILROAD COMMISSION JURISDICTION. (a) The railroad commission has...
Section 102.002. Limitation on Railroad Commission Jurisdiction - Sec. 102.002. LIMITATION ON RAILROAD COMMISSION JURISDICTION. Except as otherwise...
Section 102.003. Railroad Commission Powers Relating to Reports - Sec. 102.003. RAILROAD COMMISSION POWERS RELATING TO REPORTS. The railroad...
Section 102.004. Report of Substantial Interest - Sec. 102.004. REPORT OF SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST. The railroad commission may...
Section 102.005. Assistance to Municipality - Sec. 102.005. ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITY. On request of a municipality,...
Section 102.006. Administrative Hearings in Contested Cases - Sec. 102.006. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS IN CONTESTED CASES. (a) The railroad...
Subchapter B. Restrictions on Certain Transactions
Section 102.051. Report of Certain Transactions; Railroad Commission Consideration - Sec. 102.051. REPORT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS; RAILROAD COMMISSION CONSIDERATION. (a)...
Section 102.052. Report of Purchase of Voting Stock in Gas Utility - Sec. 102.052. REPORT OF PURCHASE OF VOTING STOCK IN GAS...
Section 102.053. Report of Loan to Stockholders - Sec. 102.053. REPORT OF LOAN TO STOCKHOLDERS. A gas utility...
Subchapter C. Records
Section 102.101. Records of Gas Utility - Sec. 102.101. RECORDS OF GAS UTILITY. (a) Each gas utility...
Section 102.102. Maintenance of Office and Records in This State - Sec. 102.102. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE AND RECORDS IN THIS STATE....
Section 102.103. Communications With Regulatory Authority - Sec. 102.103. COMMUNICATIONS WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) The regulatory authority...
Section 102.104. Jurisdiction Over Affiliate - Sec. 102.104. JURISDICTION OVER AFFILIATE. The railroad commission has jurisdiction...
Subchapter D. Required Reports and Filings
Section 102.151. Schedule Filings - Sec. 102.151. SCHEDULE FILINGS. (a) A gas utility shall file...
Section 102.152. Depreciation Account - Sec. 102.152. DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT. The railroad commission shall require each...
Section 102.153. Accounts of Profits and Losses - Sec. 102.153. ACCOUNTS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES. A gas utility...
Section 102.154. Report of Certain Expenses - Sec. 102.154. REPORT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES. A regulatory authority may...
Subchapter E. Audits and Inspections
Section 102.201. Inquiry Into Management and Affairs - Sec. 102.201. INQUIRY INTO MANAGEMENT AND AFFAIRS. A regulatory authority...
Section 102.202. Audit of Accounts - Sec. 102.202. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS. A regulatory authority may require...
Section 102.203. Inspection - Sec. 102.203. INSPECTION. At a reasonable time for a reasonable...
Section 102.204. Examinations Under Oath - Sec. 102.204. EXAMINATIONS UNDER OATH. In connection with an investigation...
Section 102.205. Entering Premises of Gas Utility - Sec. 102.205. ENTERING PREMISES OF GAS UTILITY. (a) A member,...
Section 102.206. Production of Out-of-State Records - Sec. 102.206. PRODUCTION OF OUT-OF-STATE RECORDS. (a) A regulatory authority...
Subchapter F. General Provisions Relating to Proceedings Before Regulatory Authority
Section 102.251. Record of Proceeding - Sec. 102.251. RECORD OF PROCEEDING. The regulatory authority shall keep...
Section 102.252. Right to Be Heard - Sec. 102.252. RIGHT TO BE HEARD. Each party to a...
Chapter 103 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Municipality
Section 103.001. Municipal Jurisdiction - Sec. 103.001. MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION. To provide fair, just, and reasonable...
Section 103.002. Franchises - Sec. 103.002. FRANCHISES. (a) This subtitle does not restrict the...
Section 103.003. Surrender of Municipal Jurisdiction to Railroad Commission; Reinstatement of Jurisdiction - Sec. 103.003. SURRENDER OF MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION TO RAILROAD COMMISSION; REINSTATEMENT...
Subchapter B. Rate Determination
Section 103.021. Municipal Proceedings - Sec. 103.021. MUNICIPAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) A municipality regulating a gas...
Section 103.022. Rate Assistance and Cost Reimbursement - Sec. 103.022. RATE ASSISTANCE AND COST REIMBURSEMENT. (a) The governing...
Section 103.023. Municipal Standing - Sec. 103.023. MUNICIPAL STANDING. (a) A municipality has standing in...
Section 103.024. Judicial Review - Sec. 103.024. JUDICIAL REVIEW. A municipality is entitled to judicial...
Subchapter C. Appeal of Municipal Order
Section 103.051. Appeal by Party - Sec. 103.051. APPEAL BY PARTY. A party to a rate...
Section 103.052. Appeal by Residents - Sec. 103.052. APPEAL BY RESIDENTS. The residents of a municipality...
Section 103.053. Appeal by Ratepayers Outside Municipality - Sec. 103.053. APPEAL BY RATEPAYERS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITY. (a) The ratepayers...
Section 103.054. Filing of Appeal - Sec. 103.054. FILING OF APPEAL. (a) An appeal under this...
Section 103.055. Hearing and Order - Sec. 103.055. HEARING AND ORDER. (a) An appeal under this...
Section 103.056. Applicability of Rates - Sec. 103.056. APPLICABILITY OF RATES. Temporary or permanent rates set...
Chapter 104 - Rates and Services
Section 104.001. Authorization to Establish and Regulate Rates - Sec. 104.001. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES. (a) The...
Section 104.002. Compliance With Subtitle - Sec. 104.002. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBTITLE. A gas utility may not:...
Section 104.003. Just and Reasonable Rates - Sec. 104.003. JUST AND REASONABLE RATES. (a) The regulatory authority...
Section 104.004. Unreasonable Preference or Prejudice Prohibited - Sec. 104.004. UNREASONABLE PREFERENCE OR PREJUDICE PROHIBITED. A gas utility...
Section 104.005. Equality of Rates and Services - Sec. 104.005. EQUALITY OF RATES AND SERVICES. (a) A gas...
Section 104.006. Rates for Area Not in Municipality - Sec. 104.006. RATES FOR AREA NOT IN MUNICIPALITY. Without the...
Section 104.007. Discrimination and Restriction on Competition - Sec. 104.007. DISCRIMINATION AND RESTRICTION ON COMPETITION. A gas utility...
Section 104.008. Burden of Proof - Sec. 104.008. BURDEN OF PROOF. In a proceeding involving a...
Subchapter B. Computation of Rates
Section 104.051. Establishing Overall Revenues - Sec. 104.051. ESTABLISHING OVERALL REVENUES. In establishing a gas utility's...
Section 104.052. Establishing Fair Rate of Return - Sec. 104.052. ESTABLISHING FAIR RATE OF RETURN. The regulatory authority...
Section 104.053. Components of Adjusted Value of Invested Capital - Sec. 104.053. COMPONENTS OF ADJUSTED VALUE OF INVESTED CAPITAL. (a)...
Section 104.054. Depreciation, Amortization, and Depletion - Sec. 104.054. DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION, AND DEPLETION. (a) The railroad commission...
Section 104.055. Net Income; Allowable Expenses - Sec. 104.055. NET INCOME; ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. (a) Net income shall...
Section 104.056. Treatment of Certain Tax Benefits - Sec. 104.056. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TAX BENEFITS. (a) In determining...
Section 104.057. Consideration of Certain Expenses - Sec. 104.057. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES. (a) In establishing a...
Section 104.058. Consideration of Profit or Loss From Sale or Lease of Merchandise - Sec. 104.058. CONSIDERATION OF PROFIT OR LOSS FROM SALE OR...
Section 104.059. Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits - Sec. 104.059. PENSION AND OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. (a) In establishing...
Section 104.060. Consideration of Compensation and Benefit Expenses - Sec. 104.060. CONSIDERATION OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT EXPENSES. (a) In...
Subchapter C. Rate Changes Proposed by Utility
Section 104.101. Definition - Sec. 104.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "major change" means an...
Section 104.102. Statement of Intent to Increase Rates - Sec. 104.102. STATEMENT OF INTENT TO INCREASE RATES. (a) A...
Section 104.103. Notice of Intent to Increase Rates - Sec. 104.103. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCREASE RATES. (a) The...
Section 104.104. Early Effective Date of Rate Increase - Sec. 104.104. EARLY EFFECTIVE DATE OF RATE INCREASE. (a) For...
Section 104.105. Determination of Propriety of Rate Change; Hearing - Sec. 104.105. DETERMINATION OF PROPRIETY OF RATE CHANGE; HEARING. (a)...
Section 104.106. Preference to Hearing - Sec. 104.106. PREFERENCE TO HEARING. The regulatory authority shall: (1)...
Section 104.107. Rate Suspension; Deadline - Sec. 104.107. RATE SUSPENSION; DEADLINE. (a) Pending the hearing and...
Section 104.108. Temporary Rates - Sec. 104.108. TEMPORARY RATES. (a) The regulatory authority may establish...
Section 104.109. Bonded Rates - Sec. 104.109. BONDED RATES. (a) A gas utility may put...
Section 104.110. Establishment of Final Rates - Sec. 104.110. ESTABLISHMENT OF FINAL RATES. (a) If, after hearing,...
Section 104.111. Approval of Decrease in Rates - Sec. 104.111. APPROVAL OF DECREASE IN RATES. Notwithstanding any other...
Section 104.112. Surcharge to Recover Relocation Costs - Sec. 104.112. SURCHARGE TO RECOVER RELOCATION COSTS. (a) This section...
Subchapter D. Rate Changes Proposed by Commission
Section 104.151. Unreasonable or Violative Existing Rates - Sec. 104.151. UNREASONABLE OR VIOLATIVE EXISTING RATES. (a) If the...
Section 104.152. Investigating Costs of Obtaining Service From Another Source - Sec. 104.152. INVESTIGATING COSTS OF OBTAINING SERVICE FROM ANOTHER SOURCE....
Subchapter E. Rates for Governmental Entities
Section 104.201. Transportation Rates Between Gas Utility or Municipally Owned Utility and State Agency - Sec. 104.201. TRANSPORTATION RATES BETWEEN GAS UTILITY OR MUNICIPALLY OWNED...
Section 104.202. Excluded Expenses - Sec. 104.202. EXCLUDED EXPENSES. (a) The rates that a gas...
Section 104.203. Payment in Lieu of Tax - Sec. 104.203. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAX. (a) A payment...
Subchapter F. Services
Section 104.251. General Standard - Sec. 104.251. GENERAL STANDARD. A gas utility shall furnish service,...
Section 104.252. Authority of Regulatory Authority Concerning Standards - Sec. 104.252. AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY CONCERNING STANDARDS. A regulatory...
Section 104.253. Rule or Standard - Sec. 104.253. RULE OR STANDARD. (a) A gas utility may...
Section 104.254. Service - Sec. 104.254. SERVICE. A gas utility or municipally owned utility...
Section 104.2545. Required Service to Public Retail Customer - Sec. 104.2545. REQUIRED SERVICE TO PUBLIC RETAIL CUSTOMER. (a) In...
Section 104.255. Billing - Sec. 104.255. BILLING. (a) A gas utility or municipally owned...
Section 104.2551. Electronic Billing - Sec. 104.2551. ELECTRONIC BILLING. A gas utility or municipally owned...
Section 104.256. Examination and Test of Instrument or Equipment; Inspection - Sec. 104.256. EXAMINATION AND TEST OF INSTRUMENT OR EQUIPMENT; INSPECTION....
Section 104.257. Inspection for Consumer - Sec. 104.257. INSPECTION FOR CONSUMER. (a) A consumer may have...
Section 104.258. Disconnection of Gas Service - Sec. 104.258. DISCONNECTION OF GAS SERVICE. (a) In this section:...
Subchapter G. Interim Cost Recovery and Rate Adjustment
Section 104.301. Interim Adjustment for Changes in Investment - Sec. 104.301. INTERIM ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN INVESTMENT. (a) A...
Subchapter H. Protection Against Utility Service Disconnection
Section 104.351. Definitions - Sec. 104.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Customer" means any...
Section 104.352. Notice of Disconnection to Municipalities for Nonsubmetered Master Metered Multifamily Properties - Sec. 104.352. NOTICE OF DISCONNECTION TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR NONSUBMETERED MASTER...
Section 104.353. Additional Safeguards - Sec. 104.353. ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS. (a) The customer safeguards provided by...
Subchapter I. Customer Rate Relief Bonds
Section 104.361. Purpose; Railroad Commission Duty - Sec. 104.361. PURPOSE; RAILROAD COMMISSION DUTY. (a) The purpose of...
Section 104.362. Definitions - Sec. 104.362. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Ancillary agreement" means...
Section 104.363. Extraordinary Costs - Sec. 104.363. EXTRAORDINARY COSTS. For the purposes of this subchapter,...
Section 104.364. Jurisdiction and Powers of Railroad Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities - Sec. 104.364. JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF RAILROAD COMMISSION AND OTHER...
Section 104.365. Regulatory Asset Determination - Sec. 104.365. REGULATORY ASSET DETERMINATION. (a) The railroad commission, on...
Section 104.366. Financing Orders and Issuance of Customer Rate Relief Bonds - Sec. 104.366. FINANCING ORDERS AND ISSUANCE OF CUSTOMER RATE RELIEF...
Section 104.367. Property Rights - Sec. 104.367. PROPERTY RIGHTS. (a) Customer rate relief bonds are...
Section 104.368. Property Interest Not Subject to Setoff, Counterclaim, Surcharge, or Defense - Sec. 104.368. PROPERTY INTEREST NOT SUBJECT TO SETOFF, COUNTERCLAIM, SURCHARGE,...
Section 104.369. Customer Rate Relief Charges Nonbypassable - Sec. 104.369. CUSTOMER RATE RELIEF CHARGES NONBYPASSABLE. A financing order...
Section 104.370. True-Up Mechanism - Sec. 104.370. TRUE-UP MECHANISM. (a) A financing order must include...
Section 104.371. Security Interests; Assignment; Commingling; Default - Sec. 104.371. SECURITY INTERESTS; ASSIGNMENT; COMMINGLING; DEFAULT. (a) Customer rate...
Section 104.372. Bond Proceeds in Trust - Sec. 104.372. BOND PROCEEDS IN TRUST. (a) The issuing financing...
Section 104.373. Repayment of Customer Rate Relief Bonds - Sec. 104.373. REPAYMENT OF CUSTOMER RATE RELIEF BONDS. (a) As...
Section 104.374. Pledge of State - Sec. 104.374. PLEDGE OF STATE. (a) Customer rate relief bonds...
Section 104.375. Tax Exemption - Sec. 104.375. TAX EXEMPTION. (a) The sale or purchase of...
Section 104.376. Recoverable Tax Expense - Sec. 104.376. RECOVERABLE TAX EXPENSE. A tax obligation of the...
Section 104.377. Issuing Financing Entity or Financing Party Not Public Utility - Sec. 104.377. ISSUING FINANCING ENTITY OR FINANCING PARTY NOT PUBLIC...
Section 104.378. No Personal Liability - Sec. 104.378. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. A commissioner of the railroad...
Section 104.379. Catastrophic Weather Event Study - Sec. 104.379. CATASTROPHIC WEATHER EVENT STUDY. (a) The railroad commission...
Section 104.380. Severability - Sec. 104.380. SEVERABILITY. After the date customer rate relief bonds...
Chapter 105 - Judicial Review; Enforcement and Penalties
Subchapter A. Judicial Review
Section 105.001. Right to Judicial Review - Sec. 105.001. RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) Any party to...
Section 105.002. Judicial Stay or Suspension - Sec. 105.002. JUDICIAL STAY OR SUSPENSION. While an appeal of...
Subchapter B. Enforcement and Penalties
Section 105.021. Action to Enjoin or Require Compliance - Sec. 105.021. ACTION TO ENJOIN OR REQUIRE COMPLIANCE. (a) The...
Section 105.022. Contempt - Sec. 105.022. CONTEMPT. The railroad commission may file an action...
Section 105.023. Civil Penalty Against Gas Utility or Affiliate - Sec. 105.023. CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST GAS UTILITY OR AFFILIATE. (a)...
Section 105.024. Offense - Sec. 105.024. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if...
Section 105.025. Place for Suit - Sec. 105.025. PLACE FOR SUIT. A suit for an injunction...
Section 105.026. Penalties Cumulative - Sec. 105.026. PENALTIES CUMULATIVE. (a) A penalty that accrues under...
Section 105.027. Disposition of Fines and Penalties - Sec. 105.027. DISPOSITION OF FINES AND PENALTIES. A fine or...
Subchapter C. Complaints
Section 105.051. Complaint by Affected Person - Sec. 105.051. COMPLAINT BY AFFECTED PERSON. An affected person may...
Subtitle B - Regulation of Transportation and Use
Chapter 121 - Gas Pipelines
Subchapter A. Gas Utility Defined
Section 121.001. Definition of Gas Utility - Sec. 121.001. DEFINITION OF GAS UTILITY. (a) In this chapter,...
Section 121.002. Affiliate of Gas Utility Excluded - Sec. 121.002. AFFILIATE OF GAS UTILITY EXCLUDED. A person is...
Section 121.003. Agricultural Service Excluded - Sec. 121.003. AGRICULTURAL SERVICE EXCLUDED. (a) The act or acts...
Section 121.004. Transportation of Gas Solely for Interstate Commerce Excluded - Sec. 121.004. TRANSPORTATION OF GAS SOLELY FOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE EXCLUDED....
Section 121.005. Transportation of Gas in Vicinity of Place of Production Excluded - Sec. 121.005. TRANSPORTATION OF GAS IN VICINITY OF PLACE OF...
Section 121.006. Vehicle Fuel Excluded - Sec. 121.006. VEHICLE FUEL EXCLUDED. A person is not a...
Section 121.007. Transportation of Gas to and From Liquefied Natural Gas Marine Terminal Excluded - Sec. 121.007. TRANSPORTATION OF GAS TO AND FROM LIQUEFIED NATURAL...
Section 121.008. Certain Storage Facilities Owned by Electric Cooperatives Excluded - Sec. 121.008. CERTAIN STORAGE FACILITIES OWNED BY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES EXCLUDED....
Subchapter B. Public Policy
Section 121.051. Gas Utility: Public Interest and Jurisdiction of Railroad Commission - Sec. 121.051. GAS UTILITY: PUBLIC INTEREST AND JURISDICTION OF RAILROAD...
Section 121.052. Pipelines: Monopolies Subject to Railroad Commission - Sec. 121.052. PIPELINES: MONOPOLIES SUBJECT TO RAILROAD COMMISSION. (a) The...
Subchapter C. Duties of Gas Utilities and Pipelines
Section 121.101. Maintenance of Office and Records in This State - Sec. 121.101. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE AND RECORDS IN THIS STATE....
Section 121.102. Operator's Report - Sec. 121.102. OPERATOR'S REPORT. The railroad commission may require a...
Section 121.103. Duty to Serve Certain Users Extinguished - Sec. 121.103. DUTY TO SERVE CERTAIN USERS EXTINGUISHED. (a) A...
Section 121.104. Discrimination in Service and Charges Prohibited - Sec. 121.104. DISCRIMINATION IN SERVICE AND CHARGES PROHIBITED. (a) A...
Subchapter D. Regulation by Railroad Commission
Section 121.151. Railroad Commission Regulation of Gas Pipelines - Sec. 121.151. RAILROAD COMMISSION REGULATION OF GAS PIPELINES. The railroad...
Section 121.152. Initiation of Regulatory Proceeding - Sec. 121.152. INITIATION OF REGULATORY PROCEEDING. The railroad commission shall...
Section 121.153. Railroad Commission Review of Gas Pipeline Orders and Agreements - Sec. 121.153. RAILROAD COMMISSION REVIEW OF GAS PIPELINE ORDERS AND...
Section 121.154. Refund of Excess Charges - Sec. 121.154. REFUND OF EXCESS CHARGES. (a) On a complaint...
Section 121.155. Rate Reduction or Determination by Municipality and Appeal - Sec. 121.155. RATE REDUCTION OR DETERMINATION BY MUNICIPALITY AND APPEAL....
Section 121.157. Railroad Commission Employees - Sec. 121.157. RAILROAD COMMISSION EMPLOYEES. (a) The railroad commission may...
Section 121.158. Payment From the General Revenue Fund - Sec. 121.158. PAYMENT FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND. All expenses,...
Subchapter E. Pipeline Safety
Section 121.201. Safety Rules; Railroad Commission Power Under Delegated Federal Authority - Sec. 121.201. SAFETY RULES; RAILROAD COMMISSION POWER UNDER DELEGATED FEDERAL...
Section 121.2015. Required Safety Rules - Sec. 121.2015. REQUIRED SAFETY RULES. (a) The railroad commission shall...
Section 121.202. Municipal and County Authority - Sec. 121.202. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AUTHORITY. (a) A municipality or...
Section 121.2025. Authority of Municipality to Assess Charges - Sec. 121.2025. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ASSESS CHARGES. (a) Except...
Section 121.203. Enforcement: Injunction - Sec. 121.203. ENFORCEMENT: INJUNCTION. The attorney general, on behalf of...
Section 121.204. Civil Penalty - Sec. 121.204. CIVIL PENALTY. Each day of each violation of...
Section 121.205. Settlement by Attorney General - Sec. 121.205. SETTLEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. A civil penalty under...
Section 121.206. Administrative Penalty for Violation of Pipeline Safety Standard or Rule - Sec. 121.206. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PIPELINE SAFETY STANDARD...
Section 121.207. Pipeline Safety Administrative Penalty: Assessment Procedure - Sec. 121.207. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE. (a) An...
Section 121.208. Pipeline Safety Administrative Penalty: Payment of Penalty - Sec. 121.208. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: PAYMENT OF PENALTY. Not...
Section 121.209. Pipeline Safety Administrative Penalty: Refund of Payment or Release of Bond - Sec. 121.209. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: REFUND OF PAYMENT OR...
Section 121.210. Recovery by Attorney General - Sec. 121.210. RECOVERY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. An administrative penalty owed...
Section 121.211. Pipeline Safety and Regulatory Fees - Sec. 121.211. PIPELINE SAFETY AND REGULATORY FEES. (a) The railroad...
Section 121.213. Installation, Removal, and Replacement of Certain Pipelines - Sec. 121.213. INSTALLATION, REMOVAL, AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN PIPELINES. (a)...
Section 121.214. Pipeline Incident Reporting and Records - Sec. 121.214. PIPELINE INCIDENT REPORTING AND RECORDS. (a) In this...
Subchapter F. Gas Safety
Section 121.251. Railroad Commission to Investigate Use of Gas Malodorants - Sec. 121.251. RAILROAD COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE USE OF GAS MALODORANTS....
Section 121.252. Regulation of Use of Malodorants - Sec. 121.252. REGULATION OF USE OF MALODORANTS. (a) The railroad...
Section 121.253. Interstate Transportation of Gas Excluded - Sec. 121.253. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS EXCLUDED. This subchapter does...
Subchapter G. Enforcement Remedies
Section 121.301. Receivership - Sec. 121.301. RECEIVERSHIP. (a) On application of the railroad commission,...
Section 121.302. Civil Penalty - Sec. 121.302. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A gas utility is subject...
Section 121.303. Penalty Recoverable by Victim of Discrimination - Sec. 121.303. PENALTY RECOVERABLE BY VICTIM OF DISCRIMINATION. (a) A...
Section 121.304. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty - Sec. 121.304. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The...
Section 121.305. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Assessment Procedure - Sec. 121.305. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE....
Section 121.306. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Payment of Penalty - Sec. 121.306. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: PAYMENT OF...
Section 121.307. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Appeals - Sec. 121.307. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: APPEALS. (a)...
Section 121.308. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Refund of Payment or Release of Bond - Sec. 121.308. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: REFUND OF...
Section 121.309. Pollution or Public Safety Administrative Penalty: Recovery - Sec. 121.309. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: RECOVERY. An...
Section 121.310. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 121.310. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Subchapter H. Appeals
Section 121.401. Appeal to Court - Sec. 121.401. APPEAL TO COURT. (a) A gas utility or...
Section 121.402. Appeal: Burden and Standard of Proof - Sec. 121.402. APPEAL: BURDEN AND STANDARD OF PROOF. In a...
Section 121.403. Appeal From Trial Court - Sec. 121.403. APPEAL FROM TRIAL COURT. An appeal from an...
Subchapter I. Sour Gas Pipeline Facilities
Section 121.451. Definitions - Sec. 121.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Affected party" means...
Section 121.452. Applicability - Sec. 121.452. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to: (1)...
Section 121.453. Permit Application - Sec. 121.453. PERMIT APPLICATION. (a) A person may not begin...
Section 121.454. Railroad Commission Approval or Denial - Sec. 121.454. RAILROAD COMMISSION APPROVAL OR DENIAL. (a) The railroad...
Subchapter J. Testing of Natural Gas Piping Systems in School Facilities
Section 121.5005. Applicability - Sec. 121.5005. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a facility of...
Section 121.501. Definition - Sec. 121.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "supplier" means an individual...
Section 121.502. Duty to Pressure Test - Sec. 121.502. DUTY TO PRESSURE TEST. (a) A person responsible...
Section 121.503. Requirements of Test - Sec. 121.503. REQUIREMENTS OF TEST. (a) The person responsible for...
Section 121.504. Notice of Test - Sec. 121.504. NOTICE OF TEST. (a) A person responsible for...
Section 121.505. Termination of Service - Sec. 121.505. TERMINATION OF SERVICE. (a) A supplier shall terminate...
Section 121.506. Report of Leakage - Sec. 121.506. REPORT OF LEAKAGE. An identified natural gas leakage...
Section 121.507. Enforcement - Sec. 121.507. ENFORCEMENT. The railroad commission shall enforce this subchapter....
Chapter 122 - Gas Utility Pipeline Tax
Subchapter A. Definitions
Section 122.001. Definitions - Sec. 122.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Gas utility" has...
Subchapter B. Tax Imposed
Section 122.051. Tax Imposed; Rate - Sec. 122.051. TAX IMPOSED; RATE. (a) A tax is imposed...
Section 122.052. Deduction of Certain Costs - Sec. 122.052. DEDUCTION OF CERTAIN COSTS. A gas utility is...
Subchapter C. Payments, Reports, and Records
Section 122.101. Tax Payment - Sec. 122.101. TAX PAYMENT. (a) A gas utility on whom...
Section 122.102. Report - Sec. 122.102. REPORT. (a) A gas utility on whom a...
Section 122.103. Payment and Report Deadline - Sec. 122.103. PAYMENT AND REPORT DEADLINE. A tax payment and...
Section 122.104. Records - Sec. 122.104. RECORDS. A person on whom a tax is...
Subchapter D. Administration
Section 122.151. Administration by Railroad Commission - Sec. 122.151. ADMINISTRATION BY RAILROAD COMMISSION. The railroad commission: (1)...
Section 122.152. Examination of Records and Person Doing Business in This State - Sec. 122.152. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS AND PERSON DOING BUSINESS IN...
Subchapter E. Penalties and Interest
Section 122.201. Penalty for Failure to Report Tax - Sec. 122.201. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT TAX. A person...
Section 122.202. Penalty for Failure to Pay Tax - Sec. 122.202. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAX. A person...
Section 122.203. Penalty for Failure to Report and Pay Tax - Sec. 122.203. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT AND PAY TAX....
Section 122.204. Minimum Penalty - Sec. 122.204. MINIMUM PENALTY. If the amount of a penalty...
Section 122.205. Interest - Sec. 122.205. INTEREST. A tax imposed by this chapter that...
Chapter 123 - Use of Natural Gas for Agricultural Purposes
Subchapter A. Natural Gas Supply for Agricultural Purposes
Section 123.001. Natural Gas Supply for Agricultural Purposes - Sec. 123.001. NATURAL GAS SUPPLY FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. A person,...
Section 123.002. Exception - Sec. 123.002. EXCEPTION. This subchapter does not apply to the...
Subchapter B. Agriculture Gas Users Act
Section 123.021. Short Title - Sec. 123.021. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...
Section 123.022. Definitions - Sec. 123.022. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Agriculture energy user"...
Section 123.023. Contract for Natural Gas - Sec. 123.023. CONTRACT FOR NATURAL GAS. (a) A supplier and...
Section 123.024. Exception - Sec. 123.024. EXCEPTION. This subchapter does not apply to a...
Chapter 124 - Submetering to Mobile Home Parks and Apartment Houses
Section 124.001. Definitions - Sec. 124.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Apartment house" means...
Section 124.002. Submetering - Sec. 124.002. SUBMETERING. (a) The railroad commission shall adopt rules...
Subtitle C - Propane Gas Distribution Systems
Chapter 141 - Standards for Distribution System Retailers
Section 141.001. Definitions - Sec. 141.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Allowable markup" means...
Section 141.002. Applicability - Sec. 141.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to the retail...
Section 141.003. Rate and Fee Ceilings - Sec. 141.003. RATE AND FEE CEILINGS. (a) In each billing...
Section 141.0031. Days in Billing Month - Sec. 141.0031. DAYS IN BILLING MONTH. (a) A customer's bill...
Section 141.004. Disconnection of Propane Gas Service - Sec. 141.004. DISCONNECTION OF PROPANE GAS SERVICE. (a) A distribution...
Section 141.005. Continuity of Service - Sec. 141.005. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. (a) A distribution system retailer...
Section 141.006. Grounds for Refusal to Serve - Sec. 141.006. GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO SERVE. (a) A distribution...
Section 141.007. Reasonable Time to Begin Service - Sec. 141.007. REASONABLE TIME TO BEGIN SERVICE. A distribution system...
Section 141.008. Customer Complaints - Sec. 141.008. CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. (a) A distribution system retailer that...
Section 141.009. Performance Guarantee - Sec. 141.009. PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE. A distribution system retailer shall post,...
Section 141.010. Disclosure to Homeowners - Sec. 141.010. DISCLOSURE TO HOMEOWNERS. (a) A distribution system retailer...