TX HB1318

Amends Section 13.255 of the Texas Water Code governing single certification for municipalities seeking to provide water or sewer service in newly incorporated or annexed areas

Removes the requirement for the utility commission to determine compensation for retail public utility property "rendered useless or valueless" by single certification

Requires compensation to be paid for transferred property and for "damages to or adverse effects on" property remaining with the original retail public utility after single certification

Adds new Subsection (e-1) limiting courts and juries in appeals to considering only factors described in Subsection (g) when determining whether remaining property is damaged or adversely affected

Applies only to certificate of public convenience and necessity proceedings commencing on or after September 1, 2025; earlier proceedings governed by prior law