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1995 SESSION
LD3390845Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 56-265.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 56-265.2. Certificate of convenience and necessity required for acquisition, etc., of new facilities.
A. It shall be unlawful for any public utility to construct,
enlarge or acquire, by lease or otherwise, any facilities for use in public
utility service, except ordinary extensions or improvements in the usual
course of business within the territory in which it is lawfully
authorized to operate, without first having obtained a certificate from
the Commission that the public convenience and necessity require the exercise
of such right or privilege. The Any certificate
required by this section shall be issued by the Commission only
after formal or informal opportunity for a hearing and
after due notice to interested parties. The certificate for overhead
electrical transmission lines of 150 kilovolts or more shall be issued by the
Commission only after compliance with the provisions of § 56-46.1.
B. A map showing the location of any proposed ordinary extension or improvement outside of the territory in which the public utility is lawfully authorized to operate shall be filed with the Commission, and prior notice of such ordinary extension shall be given to the public utility or other entity authorized to provide the same utility service within said territory. Ordinary extensions outside the service territory of a public utility shall be undertaken only for use in providing its public utility service and shall be constructed and operated so as not to interfere with the service or facilities of any public utility or other entity authorized to provide utility service within such territory. If, upon objection of the affected utility or entity filed within thirty days of the aforesaid notice and after investigation and opportunity for a hearing the Commission finds an ordinary extension would not comply with this section, it may alter or amend the plan for such activity or prohibit its construction.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.