Texas Statutes
§ 38.004 — MINIMUM CLEARANCE STANDARD.
Texas § 38.004
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Bluebook
Tex. Utilities Code Code Ann. § 38.004 (2026).
Text
Sec. 38.004. MINIMUM CLEARANCE STANDARD.
(a)Notwithstanding any other law, a transmission or distribution line owned by an electric utility or an electric cooperative must be constructed, operated, and maintained, as to clearances, in the manner described by the National Electrical Safety Code Standard ANSI (c)(2), as adopted by the American National Safety Institute and in effect at the time of construction.
(b)An electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative shall meet the minimum clearance requirements specified in Rule 232 of the National Electrical Safety Code Standard ANSI (c)(2) in the construction of any transmission or distribution line over the following lakes:
(1)Abilene;
(2)Alan Henry;
(3)Alvarado Park;
(4)Amistad;
(5)Amon G. Carter;
(6)Aquilla;
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Related
in Re Southwestern Public Service Company, Xcel Energy, Inc., and Xcel Energy Services, Inc.
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2020)
Legislative History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1320 (H.B. 4150 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
Nearby Sections
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§ 38.001
GENERAL STANDARD.§ 38.003
RULE OR STANDARD.§ 38.004
MINIMUM CLEARANCE STANDARD.§ 38.052
INSPECTION FOR CONSUMER.§ 38.0725
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