Section 7.245 - Effective Date of Orders(a) In rate proceedings under the Commission's original jurisdiction, rates set by the Commission are prospective only and are observed from the date of the applicable Commission order.(b) In municipal rate appeals, the Commission shall enter a final order establishing rates the Commission determines the municipality should have set in the ordinance to which the appeal applies. Rates set by the Commission are prospective only and are observed from the date of the applicable Commission order, except as specifically provided under Texas Utilities Code, § RSA 103.056. If the Commission fails to enter a final order within 185 days after the date the appeal is perfected, the rates proposed by the gas utility are considered to be approved by the Commission and take effect on the expiration of the 185-day period.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.245
The provisions of this §7.245 adopted to be effective October 2, 2002, 27 TexReg 9150; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 19, May 11, 2018, TexReg 2997, eff. 5/14/2018