(a) Fines and penalties collected under Texas Water Code, Chapter 13, from a retail public utility that is not a public utility in other than criminal proceedings shall be paid to the commission and deposited in the general revenue fund.
(b) The commission shall provide a reasonable period for a retail public utility that takes over a nonfunctioning system to bring the nonfunctioning system into compliance with commission rules, during which the commission may not impose a penalty for any deficiency in the system that is present at the time the retail public utility takes over the nonfunctioning system. The commission must consult with the retail public utility before determining the period and may grant an extension of the period for good cause.

Source Note: The provisions of this §291.144 adopted to be effective February 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 738; amended to be effective February 19, 2009, 34 TexReg 1090