Section 24.50 - Rates for Certain Recreational Vehicle Parks(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.(1) Nonsubmetered master metered utility service--Potable water service that is master metered but not submetered and wastewater service that is based on master metered potable water service.(2) Recreational vehicle--Includes a:(A) house trailer as that term is defined by Texas Transportation Code, § 501.002; and(B) towable recreational vehicle as that term is defined by Texas Transportation Code, § 541.201.(3) Recreational vehicle park--A commercial property that is designed primarily for recreational vehicle transient guest use and for which fees for site service connections for recreational vehicles, as defined by Texas Transportation Code, § 522.004(b), are paid daily, weekly, or monthly.(b) A municipally owned utility that provides nonsubmetered master metered utility service to a recreational vehicle park must determine the rates for that service on the same basis the utility uses to determine the rates for other commercial businesses that serve transient customers and receive nonsubmetered master metered utility service from the utility, and must not charge a recreational vehicle park a fee that the utility does not charge other commercial businesses.(c) A retail public utility, other than a municipally owned utility to which subsection (b) of this section applies, that provides water or sewer service to a recreational vehicle park:(1) must ensure that billing for the service is based on actual water usage recorded by the retail public utility; and(2) is prohibited from imposing a surcharge based on the number of recreational vehicle or cabin sites in the recreational vehicle park.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 24.50
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 45, November 8, 2024, TexReg 8878, eff. 11/14/2024