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49-03 Electric Utility Franchise

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CHAPTER 49-03ELECTRIC UTILITY FRANCHISE49-03-01.Certificate of public convenience and necessity - Secured by electricpublic utility. No electric public utility henceforth shall begin construction or operation of a public<br>utility plant or system, or of an extension of a plant or system, except as provided below, without<br>first obtaining from the commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity require or<br>will require such construction and operation. This section does not require an electric public<br>utility to secure a certificate for an extension within any municipality within which it has lawfully<br>commenced operations. If any electric public utility in constructing or extending its line, plant, or<br>system, unreasonably interferes with or is about to interfere unreasonably with the service or<br>system of any other electric public utility, or any electric cooperative corporation, the commission,<br>on complaint of the electric public utility or the electric cooperative corporation claiming to be<br>injuriously affected, after notice and hearing as provided in this title, may order enforcement of<br>this section with respect to the offending electric public utility and prescribe just and reasonable<br>terms and conditions.49-03-01.1. Limitation on electric transmission and distribution lines, extensions,and service by electric public utilities. No electric public utility henceforth shall begin in the<br>construction or operation of a public utility plant or system or extension thereof without first<br>obtaining from the commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity require or will<br>require such construction and operation, nor shall such public utility henceforth extend its electric<br>transmission or distribution lines beyond or outside of the corporate limits of any municipality, nor<br>shall it serve any customer where the place to be served is not located within the corporate limits<br>of a municipality, unless and until, after application, such electric public utility has obtained an<br>order from the commission authorizing such extension and service and a certificate that public<br>convenience and necessity require that permission be given to extend such lines and to serve<br>such customer.49-03-01.2. Limitation on issuance of orders and certificates of public convenienceand necessity to electric public utilities. Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 187, </p> <BR></DIV><!-- /.col.one --><!-- /.col.two --></DIV><!-- /.col.main --></DIV><!-- /div id = content --> <BR class=clear></DIV> <!-- /div id = livearea --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.one --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.main --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#content --><BR class=clear> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#livearea --> <!-- Footer--> <DIV id=footer> <DIV class=container> <P class=copyright>Copyright &copy; 2012-2022 Laws9.Com All rights reserved. </P><!-- /.copyright --> <P class=footerlinks><A href="/contactus.html">Contact Us</A> | <A href="/aboutus.html">About Us</A> | <A href="/terms.html">Terms</A> | <A href="/privacy.html">Privacy</A></P><!-- /.footerlinks --> </DIV><!-- /.container --> </DIV><!-- /footer --> </BODY></HTML>