Tex. Utilities Code § 251.005
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 251.005, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 251.005. CONVERSION OF FACILITY OR OPERATOR.
Official statutory text
(a) An operator of an underground facility that is exempted under this subchapter may voluntarily convert that facility to a Class A underground facility by sending written communication from a competent authority of the operator to the corporation advising of the status change.
(b) An operator of a Class B underground facility may voluntarily convert to a Class A underground facility operator by sending written communication from a competent authority of the operator to the corporation advising of the status change.
(b) An operator of a Class B underground facility may voluntarily convert to a Class A underground facility operator by sending written communication from a competent authority of the operator to the corporation advising of the status change.
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