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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the rates charged by water and sewer utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.184, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A utility may file with the commission an application to |
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increase the utility's rates not more than one time in a 36-month |
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period. A rate increase under this section may not exceed 20 |
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percent of the cost of the utility's rates at the time of the |
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application. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made to Section 13.184, Water |
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Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an application for a |
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rate increase that is filed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application that is filed before the effective date of this |
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Act is subject to the law in effect at that time, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |