(a) Applications to obtain or amend a certificate of
convenience and necessity (CCN) shall include the following mapping
information:
(1) a general location map identifying the requested
area in reference to the nearest county boundary, city, or town;
(2) a detailed map identifying the requested area in
reference to verifiable man-made and natural landmarks, such as roads,
rivers, and railroads;
(3) one of the following for the requested area:
(A) a metes and bounds survey sealed or embossed by
either a licensed state land surveyor or a registered professional
land surveyor;
(B) a recorded plat; or
(C) digital mapping data in a shapefile (SHP) format
georeferenced in either NAD 83 Texas State Plane Coordinate System
(US Feet) or in NAD 83 Texas Statewide Mapping System (Meters). The
digital mapping data shall include a single, continuous polygon record;
and
(4) if applicable, maps identifying any facilities
for production, transmission, or distribution of services, customers,
or area currently being served outside the certificated service area.
Facilities shall be identified on subdivision plats, engineering planning
maps, or other large scale maps. Color coding may be used to distinguish
the types of facilities identified. The location of any such facility
shall be described with such exactness that the facility can be located
"on the ground" from the map and may be identified in reference to
verifiable man-made and natural landmarks where necessary to show
its actual location.
(b) All maps shall be filed under §22.71 of this
title (relating to Filing of Pleadings, Documents and Other Materials)
and §22.72 of this title (relating to Formal Requisites of Pleadings
and Documents to be Filed with the Commission).
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