Tex. Utilities Code § 104.057
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 104.057, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 104.057. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.
Official statutory text
(a) In establishing a gas utility's rates, the regulatory authority may not allow as a cost or expense an expenditure:
(1) described by Section 102.154 that the regulatory authority determines to be not in the public interest; or
(2) for legislative advocacy.
(b) The regulatory authority may allow as a cost or expense reasonable charitable or civic contributions not to exceed the amount approved by the regulatory authority.
(1) described by Section 102.154 that the regulatory authority determines to be not in the public interest; or
(2) for legislative advocacy.
(b) The regulatory authority may allow as a cost or expense reasonable charitable or civic contributions not to exceed the amount approved by the regulatory authority.
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