Texas § SD.3849.159 - USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES
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§ SD.3849.159. USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES
USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES. (a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of: (1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line; (2) removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; or (3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected. (b) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for: (1) another person's: (A) telecommunications network; (B) fiber-optic cable; or (C) electronic transmission line; or (2) any other type of transmission line or supporting facility. (c) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit. This subsection does not diminish or disturb the rights and obligations of an electric utility or a telephone or telegraph corporation under Sections 181.042 and 181.082 , Utilities Code. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 4004 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
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Section SD.3849.159 ("USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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