Amend CSSB 310 by inserting the following new appropriately
numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS
of the bill accordingly:
      SECTION ___. Subchapter C, Chapter 105, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 105.052 to read as follows:
      Sec. 105.052.  REIMBURSEMENT OF REASONABLE COSTS. (a)  To the
extent the regulatory authority determines the costs are
reasonable, a gas utility shall reimburse the costs of an affected
person or a municipality that is a party to a proceeding that
results from a complaint filed against the utility under Section
105.051 to the extent the affected person or party is successful in
prosecuting the complaint before a regulatory authority or a court.
      (b)  Costs for which an affected person or a municipality may
receive reimbursement under this section include any reasonable
expenses related to the investigation, preparation, and prosecution
of the complaint, including the reasonable costs of consultants,
accountants, auditors, attorneys, and engineers.
      (c)  For purposes of this section, an affected person or a
municipality may recover reasonable costs not yet paid because
payment has been deferred pending a determination of reasonableness
by the regulatory authority.
      (d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a
gas utility may not recover any amounts paid as reimbursement under
this section as or through a charge to the utility's customers.
      SECTION ___.  Section 105.052, Utilities Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a complaint filed with a regulatory
authority under Section 105.051, Utilities Code, on or after
September 1, 2001.