CHAPTER 10. PUBLIC UTILITIES - Texas Statutes

VERNON'S CIVIL STATUTES

TITLE 32. CORPORATIONS

CHAPTER 10. PUBLIC UTILITIES

Art. 1446a. DISRUPTION OF GAS, ELECTRIC OR WATER SERVICE BY

PICKETING, THREATS OR INTIMIDATION.

Sec. 1. Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 9, eff.

Sept. 1, 1997.

Definitions

Sec. 2. When used in this Act, the term "public utility" or

"utility" shall mean and include the following:

(a) Any private corporation doing business in Texas, and having

the right of eminent domain, and engaged in the business of

generating, transmitting or distributing electric energy to the

public; or

(b) Any private corporation doing business in Texas, and having

the right of eminent domain, and engaged in the business of

producing, transmitting, or distributing natural or artificial

gas to the public; or

(c) Any private corporation doing business in Texas, and having

the right of eminent domain, and engaged in the business of

furnishing water to the public; or

(d) Any state agency, authority, subdivision or municipality

engaged in the business of furnishing any of the above described

services to the public.

Secs. 3, 4. Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 9,

eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sabotage; Penalty

Sec. 5. Any person who shall wilfully damage or destroy any

building, equipment, machinery or facility used in furnishing

utility service by any utility as defined in Section 2 hereof, or

who interferes with, or commits any act of sabotage affecting any

machinery, equipment, or facilities of any such utility for the

purpose of disrupting the service provided by such utility, or

for the purpose of preventing the maintenance of such service,

shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be

punished by confinement in the state penitentiary for not less

than two (2) years, nor more than five (5) years.

The word "sabotage" as used in this Act shall be construed to

include any intentional tampering with, obstructing, breaking,

damaging, changing or in any way interfering with any building,

machinery, structure, wires, poles, towers, pumps, pipe lines,

meters, switches, transformers, or any other equipment or

property of any sort used by a utility as defined herein in

furnishing water, gas, or electric service.

Conspiracy; Penalty

Sec. 5-a. If any two or more persons shall enter into any

agreement, compact, or plan to violate any of the provisions of

Section 5 of this Act, or any agreement, compact, or plan to

persuade, induce or employ some person to violate the provisions

of said section, every person participating in such agreement,

compact or plan shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon

conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the state

penitentiary for not less than two (2) nor more than five (5)

years. In order that such offense be complete, it shall not be

necessary that an overt act be committed pursuant to such

agreement, compact or plan. The provisions of this section shall

be cumulative of other statutes relating to conspiracy.

Secs. 6 to 8. Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 9,

eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Acts 1947, 50th Leg., p. 142, ch. 84, eff. Sept. 5, 1947.