Tex. Utils. Code Section 181.045
Standards for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Lines

(a)

A municipal electric utility shall construct, operate, and maintain its transmission lines and distribution lines along highways and at other places in accordance with the national electrical safety code. With regard to clearances, an electric utility that is not a municipal electric utility shall construct, operate, and maintain its transmission lines and distribution lines along highways and at other places in accordance with the national electrical safety code.

(b)

Regardless of Subsection (a), an electric utility shall:

(1)

use single pole construction for a line along a highway or county road;

(2)

construct a transmission line that crosses a highway or road so that the line is at least 22 feet above the surface of the traffic lane; and

(3)

construct a line that is above a railroad track or railroad siding so that the line is at least 22 feet above the surface of the track or siding.

(c)

Subsection (a) does not apply to a line in a municipality to the extent an ordinance or regulation applying in the municipality provides differently than the national electrical safety code.

(d)

In this section, “national electrical safety code” means the National Electrical Safety Code, as published in March 1948 by the National Bureau of Standards, Handbook 30, as revised by Handbook 81, published by the National Bureau of Standards in November 1961.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (S.B. 349), Sec. 2, eff. May 18, 2013.

Source: Section 181.045 — Standards for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Lines, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.­181.­htm#181.­045 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

181.001
Definitions 181.002
Corporate Powers 181.003
Authority to Borrow Money, Issue Stock, or Mortgage Property 181.004
Condemnation of Property 181.005
Authority to Lay and Maintain Lines 181.006
Consent Required in Municipality 181.007
Authority to Hold Land or Other Property 181.008
Authority Relating to Transport or Sale 181.009
Discrimination Prohibited 181.021
Definitions 181.022
Authority to Lay and Maintain Gas Facility 181.023
Consent Required in Municipality 181.024
Notice to State or County 181.025
Relocation of Gas Facility to Allow Change to Traffic Lane 181.026
Effect of Municipal Incorporation on Gas Facility Previously Laid 181.041
Definitions 181.042
Authority to Construct, Maintain, and Operate Lines 181.043
Consent Required in Municipality 181.044
Notice to State or County 181.045
Standards for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Lines 181.046
Relocation of Line to Allow Road or Ditch Improvement 181.047
Effect of Municipal Incorporation on Line Previously Constructed 181.048
Electric Cooperative Broadband Facilities 181.061
Definition 181.062
Telegraph Connections 181.063
Exceptions 181.064
Hearing and Determination 181.065
Penalty 181.066
Appeal 181.081
Definitions 181.082
Authority to Install Facility in Relation to Public Property 181.083
Authority to Construct Line on Private Property 181.084
Appropriation or Condemnation of Land 181.085
Prohibition on Land Contract Excluding Another Telegraph Utility 181.086
Lines in or Outside State 181.087
Use of Another’s Telegraph Line 181.088
Consolidation of Utilities 181.089
Municipal Regulation 181.101
Definitions 181.102
Authority to Install and Maintain Equipment 181.103
Notice to State or County 181.104
Relocation of Equipment to Allow Change to Traffic Lane 181.901
Authority of General-law Municipality to Protect Utility 181.902
Authority of General-law Municipality to Prevent Use or Waste of Utility Commodity or Service 181.903
Restriction on Regulation of Utility Services and Infrastructure
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 181.045’s source at texas​.gov