{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-36.062","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 36.062","heading":"CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.","body":"The regulatory authority may not consider for ratemaking purposes:\n(1) an expenditure for legislative advocacy, made directly or indirectly, including legislative advocacy expenses included in trade association dues;\n(2) a payment made to cover costs of an accident, equipment failure, or negligence at a utility facility owned by a person or governmental entity not selling power in this state, other than a payment made under an insurance or risk-sharing arrangement executed before the date of loss;\n(3) an expenditure for costs of processing a refund or credit under Section 36.110; or\n(4) any other expenditure, including an executive salary, advertising expense, legal expense, or civil penalty or fine, the regulatory authority finds to be unreasonable, unnecessary, or not in the public interest.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE B. ELECTRIC UTILITIES","CHAPTER 36. RATES","SUBCHAPTER B. COMPUTATION OF RATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.36.htm#36.062","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"acbf536fd8b25740bcc9642f54686a9684ccc306146706374bfe63fdeb5f185a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-36.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-36.063"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}