Texas § 56.253 DETERMINATION OF SUCCESSOR UTILITY'S COSTS TO BE RECOVERED.

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§ 56.253 — DETERMINATION OF SUCCESSOR UTILITY'S COSTS TO BE RECOVERED.

Texas § 56.253

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Tex. Utilities Code Code Ann. § 56.253 (2026).

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Sec. 56.253. DETERMINATION OF SUCCESSOR UTILITY'S COSTS TO BE RECOVERED.

(a)At the time the commission designates the successor utility under Section 54.303 , the commission shall determine the extent to which the utility should recover the costs the utility will incur in accepting and establishing service to the affected service area.

(b)In making the determination under Subsection (a), the commission shall consider relevant information, including the costs of acquiring and restoring or upgrading the utility's facilities in the geographic area as necessary to make those facilities compatible with the facilities in the utility's other certificated service areas and to comply with commission quality of service standards.

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Sec. 56.253. DETERMINATION OF SUCCESSOR UTILITY'S COSTS TO BE RECOVERED. (a) At the time the commission designates the successor utility under Section 54.303 , the commission shall determine the extent to which the utility should recover the costs the utility will incur in accepting and establishing service to the affected service area.
(b) In making the determination under Subsection (a), the commission shall consider relevant information, including the costs of acquiring and restoring or upgrading the utility's facilities in the geographic area as necessary to make those facilities compatible with the facilities in the utility's other certificated service areas and to comply with commission quality of service standards.