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1999 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 56-1.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 56-1.2. Persons not designated as public utility, public service corporation, etc.
The terms public utility, public service corporation or public service company,
as used in Chapters 1 (§ 56-1 et seq.), 10 (§ 56-232 et seq.), 10.1 (§ 56-265.1
et seq.) and 10.2:1 (§ 56-265.13:1 et seq.) of Title 56, shall not refer to any
person who owns or operates property and provides electricity, natural gas or
water to residents or tenants on the property, provided that (i) the
electricity, natural gas or water provided to the residents or tenants is
purchased by the person from a public utility, public service corporation, public
service company, county, city or town, or other publicly regulated political
subdivision or public body and, (ii) the person or his agent charges to the
resident or tenant on the property only that portion of the person's utility charges
for the electricity, natural gas or water which is permitted by §
55-248.45:1 56-245.3, and (iii) the person maintains three years’ billing
records for such charges.