| (a) Any application under chapter 24, except as otherwise
noted by this chapter, shall be reviewed for administrative completeness
within 30 calendar days from the date the application is file stamped
by the commission's Central Records office. If the applicant is required
to issue notice, the applicant shall be notified upon determination
that the notice or application is administratively complete.
(b) If the commission determines that any deficiencies
exist in an application, statement of intent, or other requests for
commission action addressed by this chapter, the application or filing
may be rejected and the effective date suspended, as applicable, until
the deficiencies are corrected.
(c) In cases involving a proposed sale, transfer, merger,
consolidation, acquisition, lease, or rental, of any water or sewer
system or utility owned by an entity required by law to possess a
certificate of convenience and necessity, the proposed effective date
of the transaction must be at least 120 days after the date that an
application is received and file stamped by the commission's Central
Records office and public notice is provided, unless notice is waived
for good cause shown.
(d) Applications under subchapter H of chapter 24 are
not considered filed until the commission makes a determination that
the application is administratively complete.
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