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1995 SESSION

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HB 2051 Public service companies; extension of service; annexed areas.

Introduced by: Clifton A. Woodrum | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Public service companies; extension of service by cities and towns into annexed areas. Amends provisions in the Utilities Facilities Act permitting cities and towns that (i) provide electric utility service for their residents and (ii) are annexing additional territory to acquire the distribution facilities of the electric utility serving the annexed area. The amendments state that the terms “city” and “town” as used in this provision do not include a shire, a borough or any other subdivision of a city or town. The amendments further provide that these utility acquisition provisions do not apply to the addition of territory to a city or town by consolidation, merger, or through any other procedure that results in an effective combination with another governmental entity.


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