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 E - RECORDS AND REPORTS
Section 24.135 - Regulatory Assessment
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) For the purpose of this section, utility service provider means a public utility, water supply or sewer service corporation as defined in the TWC, §13.002, or a district as defined in the TWC, §49.001.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, a utility service provider which provides potable water or sewer utility service shall collect a regulatory assessment from each retail customer, as required by TWC, §5.701(n), and remit such fee to the TCEQ.
(c) A utility service provider is prohibited from collecting a regulatory assessment from the state or a state agency or institution.
(d) The utility service provider may include the assessment as a separate line item on a customer's bill or include it in the retail charge.
(e) The utility service provider shall be responsible for keeping proper records of the annual charges and assessment collections for retail water and sewer service and provide such records to the commission upon request.
