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2025 Texas Statutes
Utilities Code
Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities
Chapter 253 - Broadband Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles
Subchapter D. Additional Pole Attachment Requirements
Section 253.0401. Transfer of Attachments

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TX Util § 253.0401 (2025)
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Sec. 253.0401. TRANSFER OF ATTACHMENTS. (a) Before an electric cooperative installs a new pole to replace an existing pole due to the rerouting, maintenance, or upgrading of the electric distribution system, the cooperative shall provide notice of the replacement to each broadband provider with a pole attachment on the existing pole.

(b) The notice required under Subsection (a) must specify a date by which the broadband provider must remove the pole attachment from the existing pole and transfer the attachment to the new pole.

(c) If a broadband provider does not transfer a pole attachment to the new pole before the 31st day after the date specified in the notice, the electric cooperative may transfer the pole attachment to the new pole at the broadband provider's expense, including the cost for the electric cooperative to return to the site.

(d) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless an electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against all liability for the removal and transfer of a pole attachment subject to this section, except for personal injury or property damage arising from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the electric cooperative during the removal and transfer process.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (H.B. 1505), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

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