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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 1502.057. Charges for Services

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A municipality shall impose and collect charges for services provided by a utility system in amounts at least sufficient to pay:

(1) all operating, maintenance, depreciation, replacement, improvement, and interest charges in connection with the utility system;

(2) for an interest and sinking fund sufficient to pay any public securities issued or obligations incurred for any purpose described by Section 1502.002 relating to the utility system;  and

(3) any outstanding debt against the system.

(b) The rates charged for services provided by a utility system must be equal and uniform.  A municipality may not allow any free service except for:

(1) municipal public schools;  or

(2) buildings and institutions operated by the municipality.

(c) The board of trustees having management and control of a utility system located in a county contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico and bordering the United Mexican States may impose and collect the charges authorized under this section for services provided by the utility system.

(d) A municipality that imposes operating, maintenance, replacement, or improvement charges under Subsection (a) shall:

(1) publish the terms and conditions of the charges on the utility system's and the municipality's Internet websites;  and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date the municipality adopts a change to the terms and conditions of the charges, update the utility system's and the municipality's Internet websites to reflect the change.

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