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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to tariff filings of telecommunications providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.251, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. REQUIRED REPORTS AND FILINGS; RECORDS |
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Sec. 52.251. TARIFF FILINGS. (a) A public utility shall file |
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with the commission a tariff showing each rate that is: |
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(1) subject to the commission's jurisdiction; and |
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(2) in effect for a utility service, product, or |
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commodity offered by the utility. |
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(b) The public utility shall file as a part of the tariff |
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required under Subsection (a) each rule that relates to or affects: |
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(1) a rate of the utility; or |
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(2) a utility service, product, or commodity furnished |
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by the utility. |
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(c) For purposes of this section, "public utility" is |
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defined as: |
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(1) A public utility as defined by Section 51.002(8) |
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Utilities Code, |
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(2) A trade association, as defined by Section |
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11.003(21), Utilities Code, or |
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(3) One or more affiliates, as defined by Section |
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11.003(2), Utilities Code. |
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(d) If within sixty (60) days after receiving the tariff |
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application the Commission does not either approve the tariff |
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application, reject the tariff application, or request |
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supplemental information, the tariff application shall be deemed |
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approved. If the Commission requests supplemental information, |
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the public utility has fifteen (15) days to provide the Commission |
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with such supplemental information. If within thirty (30) days |
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after receiving the supplemental information, the Commission does |
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not either approve the tariff application or reject the tariff |
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application, the tariff application shall be deemed approved. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |