Texas § UT.161.065 - MEMBERSHIP
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § UT.161.065 — MEMBERSHIP, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ UT.161.065. MEMBERSHIP
MEMBERSHIP. (a) A person is eligible to become a member of an electric cooperative if the person has a dwelling, structure, apparatus, or point of delivery at which the person does not receive central station service from another source and that is located in an area in which the cooperative is authorized to provide electric energy, and the person: (1) uses or agrees to use electric energy or the facilities, supplies, equipment, or services furnished by the cooperative at the dwelling, structure, apparatus, or point of delivery; or (2) is an incorporator of the cooperative. (b) An electric cooperative may become a member of another electric cooperative and may fully use the facilities and services of that cooperative. (c) Membership in an electric cooperative is not transferable. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Section UT.161.065 ("MEMBERSHIP") 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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