Sec. 13.251.  SALE, ASSIGNMENT, OR LEASE OF CERTIFICATE.  Except as provided by Section 13.255, a utility or a water supply or sewer service corporation may not sell, assign, or lease a certificate of public convenience and necessity or any right obtained under a certificate unless the utility commission has determined that the purchaser, assignee, or lessee is capable of rendering adequate and continuous service to every consumer within the certified area, after considering the factors under Section 13.246(c).  The sale, assignment, or lease shall be on the conditions prescribed by the utility commission.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 567, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.52, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2013.