Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 24 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO WATER AND SEWER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Subchapter B - RATES AND TARIFFS
Section 24.33 - Suspension of the Effective Date of Rates
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Regardless of, and in addition to, any period of suspension ordered under subsection (b) of this section, after written notice to the utility, the commission may suspend the effective date of a rate change for not more than:
(b) Regardless of, and in addition to, any period of suspension ordered under subsection (a) of this section, the commission may suspend the effective date of a change in rates if the utility:
(c) If the commission suspends the effective date of a requested change in rates under subsection (b) of this section, the requirement under § 24.35(b)(1) of this title (relating to Processing and Hearing Requirements for an Application to Change Rates), to begin a hearing within 30 days of the effective date does not apply and the utility may not notify its customers of a new proposed effective date until the utility receives written notification from the commission that all deficiencies have been corrected.
(d) A suspension ordered under subsection (a) of this section will be extended two days for each day a hearing on the merits exceeds 15 days.
(e) If the commission does not make a final determination on the proposed rate before the expiration of the suspension period described by subsections (a) and (d) of this section, the proposed rate will be considered approved. This approval is subject to the authority of the commission thereafter to continue a hearing in progress.
(f) The effective date of any rate change may be suspended at any time during the pendency of a proceeding, including after the date on which the proposed rates are otherwise effective.
(g) For good cause shown, the commission may at any time during the proceeding require the utility to refund money collected under a proposed rate before the rate was suspended to the extent the proposed rate exceeds the existing rate.