Tex. Utilities Code § 56.210
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 56.210, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 56.210. AID TO CONSTRUCTION CHARGE; CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
Official statutory text
The commission shall establish a reasonable aid to construction charge, not to exceed $3,000, to be assessed each petitioner. The commission may not require a designated provider to begin construction until:
(1) each petitioner has paid or executed an agreement acceptable to the provider to pay the aid to construction charge; and
(2) each petitioner has executed an assignable agreement for subscription to basic local service to the petitioning premises from the designated provider for a period at least equal to the period during which the provider will receive reimbursement for the original cost of deployment under Section 56.209(b).
(1) each petitioner has paid or executed an agreement acceptable to the provider to pay the aid to construction charge; and
(2) each petitioner has executed an assignable agreement for subscription to basic local service to the petitioning premises from the designated provider for a period at least equal to the period during which the provider will receive reimbursement for the original cost of deployment under Section 56.209(b).
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