| (a) For the purpose of this section, utility service
provider means a public utility, water supply or sewer service corporation
as defined in the TWC, §13.002, or a district as defined in the
TWC, §49.001.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, a utility service
provider which provides potable water or sewer utility service shall
collect a regulatory assessment from each retail customer, as required
by TWC, §5.701(n), and remit such fee to the TCEQ.
(c) A utility service provider is prohibited from collecting
a regulatory assessment from the state or a state agency or institution.
(d) The utility service provider may include the assessment
as a separate line item on a customer's bill or include it in the
retail charge.
(e) The utility service provider shall be responsible
for keeping proper records of the annual charges and assessment collections
for retail water and sewer service and provide such records to the
commission upon request.
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