Tex. Utilities Code § 14.003
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 14.003, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 14.003. COMMISSION POWERS RELATING TO REPORTS.
Official statutory text
The commission may:
(1) require a public utility to report to the commission information relating to:
(A) the utility; and
(B) a transaction between the utility and an affiliate inside or outside this state, to the extent that the transaction is subject to the commission's jurisdiction;
(2) establish the form for a report;
(3) determine the time for a report and the frequency with which the report is to be made;
(4) require that a report be made under oath;
(5) require the filing with the commission of a copy of:
(A) a contract or arrangement between a public utility and an affiliate;
(B) a report filed with a federal agency or a governmental agency or body of another state; and
(C) an annual report that shows each payment of compensation, other than salary or wages subject to federal income tax withholding:
(i) to residents of this state;
(ii) with respect to legal, administrative, or legislative matters in this state; or
(iii) for representation before the legislature of this state or any governmental agency or body; and
(6) require that a contract or arrangement described by Subdivision (5)(A) that is not in writing be reduced to writing and filed with the commission.
(1) require a public utility to report to the commission information relating to:
(A) the utility; and
(B) a transaction between the utility and an affiliate inside or outside this state, to the extent that the transaction is subject to the commission's jurisdiction;
(2) establish the form for a report;
(3) determine the time for a report and the frequency with which the report is to be made;
(4) require that a report be made under oath;
(5) require the filing with the commission of a copy of:
(A) a contract or arrangement between a public utility and an affiliate;
(B) a report filed with a federal agency or a governmental agency or body of another state; and
(C) an annual report that shows each payment of compensation, other than salary or wages subject to federal income tax withholding:
(i) to residents of this state;
(ii) with respect to legal, administrative, or legislative matters in this state; or
(iii) for representation before the legislature of this state or any governmental agency or body; and
(6) require that a contract or arrangement described by Subdivision (5)(A) that is not in writing be reduced to writing and filed with the commission.
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