Texas HB5209 amends the Water Code to require regulatory authorities to consider compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules when.

Texas HB5209 amends the Water Code to include compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules as a factor in approving rates for water or sewer utility services. Specifically, the regulatory authority must consider compliance with commission rules when fixing a reasonable return on invested capital and when determining reasonable and necessary expenses. These changes apply only to rate proceedings that begin on or after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025.

Texas HB5209 amends the Water Code to require regulatory authorities to consider compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules when.

Texas HB5209 amends the Water Code to include compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules as a factor in approving rates for water or sewer utility services. Specifically, the regulatory authority must consider compliance with commission rules when fixing a reasonable return on invested capital and when determining reasonable and necessary expenses. These changes apply only to rate proceedings that begin on or after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025.