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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the length of a billing period for a propane gas |
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customer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.003(a), Utilities Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In each billing month, a distribution system retailer |
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shall charge a customer a just and reasonable rate for propane gas |
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provided through a propane gas system to the customer. For the |
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purposes of this section, a just and reasonable rate charged |
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monthly for propane gas is a rate for propane gas provided through a |
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propane gas system to the customer if it is less than or equal to the |
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allowable spot price plus the allowable markup. For a customer's |
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bill that contains days in more than one month, the month with the |
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most days covered by the bill shall be considered the billing |
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month. A customer's bill may not include charges for a period of |
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more than 31 days. The price per gallon shall be converted to the |
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cubic foot rate by dividing the price per gallon by 36.4. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a billing period that begins on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A billing period that begins before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the billing |
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period began, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |