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| The committee will meet in a public hearing to consider testimony on the |
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| following interim charges: |
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| Review and evaluate the regulatory model for investor-owned water and |
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| sewer utilities as provided in the Water Code, especially Chapter 13, and |
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| Article 1440a of the Public Utility Regulatory Act; rate case processes |
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| and timing, consultant fee recovery, and overall cost reductions; and, |
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| options for more effective customer participation. Consider consolidated |
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| tariffs for companies owning more than one system, and review and evaluate |
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| methods for financing expansion to new developments. |
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| Monitor the implementation of HB 2876, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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| relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for water |
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| service and sewer service. |
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| Review the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality fee structure for |
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| water programs and examine the scope of services being funded by such fees |
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| and the allocation of resources, including personnel to provide services |
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| The committee will take invited and public testimony. |
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