Title UT, Utilities Code

Sec. 102.005. ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITY. On request of a municipality, the railroad commission may advise and assist the municipality with respect to a question or proceeding arising under this subtitle. Assistance provided by the railroad commission may include aid to a municip…

Sec. 102.006. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS IN CONTESTED CASES. (a) The railroad commission by rule shall provide for administrative hearings in contested cases to be conducted by one or more members of the railroad commission, by railroad commission hearings examiners, or by the State…

Sec. 102.051. REPORT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS; RAILROAD COMMISSION CONSIDERATION. (a) Not later than the 60th day after the date the transaction takes effect, a gas utility shall report to the railroad commission: (1) a sale, acquisition, or lease of a plant as an operating unit o…

Sec. 102.052. REPORT OF PURCHASE OF VOTING STOCK IN GAS UTILITY. A gas utility may not purchase voting stock in another gas utility doing business in this state unless the utility reports the purchase to the railroad commission. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1…

Sec. 102.053. REPORT OF LOAN TO STOCKHOLDERS. A gas utility may not loan money, stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness to a person who directly or indirectly owns or holds any stock of the gas utility unless the gas utility reports the transaction to the railroad…

Sec. 102.101. RECORDS OF GAS UTILITY. (a) Each gas utility shall keep and provide to the regulatory authority, in the manner and form prescribed by the railroad commission, uniform accounts of all business transacted by the gas utility. (b) The railroad commission may prescribe t…

Sec. 102.102. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE AND RECORDS IN THIS STATE. (a) Each gas utility shall maintain an office in this state in a county in which some part of the utility's property is located. The gas utility shall keep in this office all books, accounts, records, and memoranda re…

Sec. 102.103. COMMUNICATIONS WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) The regulatory authority shall adopt rules governing communications with the regulatory authority or a member or employee of the regulatory authority by: (1) a gas utility; (2) an affiliate; or (3) a representative of a …

Sec. 102.104. JURISDICTION OVER AFFILIATE. The railroad commission has jurisdiction over an affiliate that has a transaction with a gas utility under the railroad commission's jurisdiction to the extent of access to an account or a record of the affiliate relating to the transact…

Sec. 102.151. SCHEDULE FILINGS. (a) A gas utility shall file with each regulatory authority schedules showing all rates that are: (1) subject to the regulatory authority's original or appellate jurisdiction; and (2) in effect for a gas utility service, product, or commodity offer…

Sec. 102.152. DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT. The railroad commission shall require each gas utility or municipally owned utility to carry a proper and adequate depreciation account in accordance with: (1) the rates and methods prescribed by the railroad commission under Section 104.054; a…

Sec. 102.153. ACCOUNTS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES. A gas utility or municipally owned utility shall keep separate accounts showing profits or losses from the sale or lease of merchandise, including an appliance, a fixture, or equipment. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept…

Sec. 102.154. REPORT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES. A regulatory authority may require a gas utility to annually report the utility's expenditures for: (1) business gifts and entertainment; and (2) advertising or public relations, including expenditures for institutional and consumption-in…

Sec. 102.201. INQUIRY INTO MANAGEMENT AND AFFAIRS. A regulatory authority may inquire into the management and affairs of each gas utility and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which each gas utility is managed and its affairs are conducted. Acts 1997, 75th…

Sec. 102.202. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS. A regulatory authority may require the examination and audit of the accounts of a gas or municipally owned utility. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 102.203. INSPECTION. At a reasonable time for a reasonable purpose, a regulatory authority and, to the extent authorized by the regulatory authority, its counsel, agent, or employee may: (1) inspect and obtain copies of the papers, books, accounts, documents, and other busin…

Sec. 102.204. EXAMINATIONS UNDER OATH. In connection with an investigation taken under Section 102.203, the regulatory authority may: (1) examine under oath an officer, agent, or employee of a gas utility; or (2) authorize the person conducting the action to make the examination …

Sec. 102.205. ENTERING PREMISES OF GAS UTILITY. (a) A member, agent, or employee of a regulatory authority may enter the premises occupied by a gas utility to conduct an inspection, examination, or test or to exercise any other authority provided by this subtitle. (b) A member, a…

Sec. 102.206. PRODUCTION OF OUT-OF-STATE RECORDS. (a) A regulatory authority may require, by order or subpoena served on a gas utility, the production, at the time and place in this state that the regulatory authority designates, of any books, accounts, papers, or records kept by…

Sec. 102.251. RECORD OF PROCEEDING. The regulatory authority shall keep a record of each proceeding before the authority. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 102.252. RIGHT TO BE HEARD. Each party to a proceeding before a regulatory authority is entitled to be heard by attorney or in person. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.