Section 65.101 - Issuance of Certificate of Operating Authority(a) A deregulated company may petition the commission to relinquish the company's certificate of convenience and necessity and receive a certificate of operating authority.(b) The commission shall issue the deregulated company a certificate of operating authority and rescind the deregulated company's certificate of convenience and necessity if the commission finds that all of the company's markets have been deregulated under Subchapter B.(c) A deregulated company that holds a certificate of operating authority is a nondominant carrier.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (S.B. 259), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 5), Sec. 26, eff. September 7, 2005.