Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3802.1575 – 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; and
(3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.
(b) The assessment under Subsection (a) shall not be imposed on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, easements, facilities, or improvements, of a telecommunications provider as defined by § 51.002, Utilities Code, or a cable service provider or video service provider as defined by § 66.002, Utilities Code, unless the property is used as office space.
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3802.1575
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) 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.
(d) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.