{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-104.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 104.202","heading":"EXCLUDED EXPENSES.","body":"(a) The rates that a gas utility or municipally owned utility charges a state agency may not include an amount representing a gross receipts assessment, regulatory assessment, or similar expense of the utility.\n(b) An expense under Subsection (a) that is reasonable and is not recovered from a state agency under this section may be recovered from other customers of the gas utility or municipally owned utility.\n(c) A gross receipts assessment, regulatory assessment, or similar expense of the utility does not include a payment to a municipality under a contract, franchise, or other agreement.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1326, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 3. GAS REGULATION","SUBTITLE A. GAS UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","CHAPTER 104. RATES AND SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER E. RATES FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.104.htm#104.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"ec145da619161c09e74ed03043bd64cc7ff72e409e5047fcd6f05905fc64d51c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-104.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-104.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}