SECTION 24.375. Jurisdiction of Municipality: Surrender of Jurisdiction

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may elect to have the commission exercise exclusive original jurisdiction over the utility rate, operation, and services of utilities, within the incorporated limits of the municipality. The governing body of a municipality that surrenders its jurisdiction to the commission may reinstate its jurisdiction by ordinance at any time after the second anniversary of the date on which the municipality surrendered its jurisdiction to the commission, except that the municipality may not reinstate its jurisdiction during the pendency of a rate proceeding before the commission. The municipality may not surrender its jurisdiction again until the second anniversary of the date on which the municipality reinstates jurisdiction.

(b) The commission shall post on its website a list of municipalities that surrendered original jurisdiction to the commission.

Source Note: The provisions of this §24.375 adopted to be effective October 17, 2018, 43 TexReg 6826