Tex. Utilities Code § 104.112
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§ 104.112. SURCHARGE TO RECOVER RELOCATION COSTS.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies to a gas utility's costs of relocating a facility to accommodate construction or improvement of a highway, road, street, public way, or other public work by or on behalf of the United States, this state, a political subdivision of this state, or another entity having the power of eminent domain that are not reimbursed by a source other than as provided by this section.
(b) A gas utility may recover its relocation costs to which this section applies through a surcharge on gas volumes sold and transported to customers in the service area where the relocation occurred by applying to each appropriate regulatory authority for a new rate schedule or tariff. The gas utility is not required to file a statement of intent to increase rates to institute the surcharge, and the other provisions of this subchapter, other than appeal rights, do not apply to institution of the surcharge.
(c) An application under Subsection (b) must include sufficient documentation to demonstrate:
(1) the requirement for each relocation;
(2) the entity requiring the relocation;
(3) costs incurred for relocation of comparable facilities;
(4) surcharge computations; and
(5) that reasonable efforts have been made to receive reimbursement from the entity requiring the relocation, if applicable.
(d) Not later than the 35th day after the date an application under Subsection (b) is received, the regulatory authority shall administratively grant or deny the application. Denial of the application must be based on a finding that:
(1) the relocation was not necessary or required;
(2) the costs of the relocation were excessive or not supported;
(3) the utility did not pursue reimbursement from the entity requiring the relocation, if applicable;
(4) the surcharge is unduly discriminatory among customers or classes of customers located in the service area; or
(5) the period over which the relocation costs are designed to be recovered is less than one or more than three years.
(e) If the regulating authority does not make a decision before the deadline prescribed by Subsection (d), the application is approved.
(b) A gas utility may recover its relocation costs to which this section applies through a surcharge on gas volumes sold and transported to customers in the service area where the relocation occurred by applying to each appropriate regulatory authority for a new rate schedule or tariff. The gas utility is not required to file a statement of intent to increase rates to institute the surcharge, and the other provisions of this subchapter, other than appeal rights, do not apply to institution of the surcharge.
(c) An application under Subsection (b) must include sufficient documentation to demonstrate:
(1) the requirement for each relocation;
(2) the entity requiring the relocation;
(3) costs incurred for relocation of comparable facilities;
(4) surcharge computations; and
(5) that reasonable efforts have been made to receive reimbursement from the entity requiring the relocation, if applicable.
(d) Not later than the 35th day after the date an application under Subsection (b) is received, the regulatory authority shall administratively grant or deny the application. Denial of the application must be based on a finding that:
(1) the relocation was not necessary or required;
(2) the costs of the relocation were excessive or not supported;
(3) the utility did not pursue reimbursement from the entity requiring the relocation, if applicable;
(4) the surcharge is unduly discriminatory among customers or classes of customers located in the service area; or
(5) the period over which the relocation costs are designed to be recovered is less than one or more than three years.
(e) If the regulating authority does not make a decision before the deadline prescribed by Subsection (d), the application is approved.
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