Tex. Utilities Code § 251.202
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 251.202, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 251.202. ALLOCATION OF CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) Fifty percent of the civil penalty collected under Section 251.201 shall be transferred to the county treasurer of the county prosecuting the action and 50 percent of the civil penalty collected under Section 251.201 shall be transferred to the corporation.
(b) The county treasurer shall deposit all money received under this section in the county road and bridge fund.
(c) The corporation shall use the money received under this section to develop public service announcements to educate the public about the statewide one-call notification system and its availability as prescribed by Section 251.060(7).
(b) The county treasurer shall deposit all money received under this section in the county road and bridge fund.
(c) The corporation shall use the money received under this section to develop public service announcements to educate the public about the statewide one-call notification system and its availability as prescribed by Section 251.060(7).
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