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1977 Texas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 3851 (1977)

handle is hein.sag/sagtx0008 and id is 1 raw text is: TIiawE \ilif@R N K (IENERAL OFTEXA A n[SuryN, 4 xAs 78711 January 4, 1977 The Honorable Ron Clower Chairman Consumer Affairs Sub-Committee State Senate State Capitol Building Austin, Texas 78711 Opinion No. H-919 Re: Effective date of section 24 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, article 1446c, V.T.C.S., authorizing municipalities to hire rate consultants and be reimbursed by utilities. Dear Senator Clower: You have requested our opinion concerning the effective date of section 24 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, article 1446c, V.T.C.S. This section provides: The governing body of any municipality shall have the right to select and engage rate consultants, accountants, auditors, attorneys, engineers, or any combination thereof, to conduct investigations, present evidence, advise and represent the governing body, and assist with litigation on public utility ratemaking proceedings; and the. public utility engaged in such proceedings shall be required to reimburse the governing body for the reasonable costs of such services. The effective date of the Act was September 1, 1975, as provided in section 88. This is the applicable date unless section 87 was intended to delay the exercise of the section 24 power by municipalities. Section 87 provides: p. 3851 aaronJ... IeMTAn.1L

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