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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notification of a municipality of electric |
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cooperative requests for the transfer or removal of certain pole |
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attachments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.006, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Not later than the 10th day after the date the |
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electric cooperative provides notice to a cable operator under |
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Subsection (a), the electric cooperative shall provide the |
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municipality in which the pole is located with notice of the |
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installation of the new pole. The notice must state the location of |
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the pole and describe the transfer procedure for pole attachments. |
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SECTION 2. Section 252.007, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Not later than the 10th day after the date the |
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electric cooperative provides a cable operator with a written |
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request for removal under Subsection (a), the electric cooperative |
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shall provide the municipality in which the pole is located with |
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notice of the removal request. The notice must state the location |
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of the pole and describe the abandoned attachment. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |