Tex. Utilities Code § 36.062
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 36.062, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 36.062. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.
Official statutory text
The regulatory authority may not consider for ratemaking purposes:
(1) an expenditure for legislative advocacy, made directly or indirectly, including legislative advocacy expenses included in trade association dues;
(2) a payment made to cover costs of an accident, equipment failure, or negligence at a utility facility owned by a person or governmental entity not selling power in this state, other than a payment made under an insurance or risk-sharing arrangement executed before the date of loss;
(3) an expenditure for costs of processing a refund or credit under Section 36.110; or
(4) any other expenditure, including an executive salary, advertising expense, legal expense, or civil penalty or fine, the regulatory authority finds to be unreasonable, unnecessary, or not in the public interest.
(1) an expenditure for legislative advocacy, made directly or indirectly, including legislative advocacy expenses included in trade association dues;
(2) a payment made to cover costs of an accident, equipment failure, or negligence at a utility facility owned by a person or governmental entity not selling power in this state, other than a payment made under an insurance or risk-sharing arrangement executed before the date of loss;
(3) an expenditure for costs of processing a refund or credit under Section 36.110; or
(4) any other expenditure, including an executive salary, advertising expense, legal expense, or civil penalty or fine, the regulatory authority finds to be unreasonable, unnecessary, or not in the public interest.
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