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General Provisions

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Designation as public service corporation

Persons, localities, and school boards not designated as public utility, public service corporation, etc.

1. Retail sale of electricity in connection with the provision of electric vehicle charging service

Regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service

Public service corporations, etc., governed by provisions of this title

Expenses prior to organization

Repealed

Triple damages for injury to property of public service corporation

Repealed

Remedies of persons aggrieved by public service corporation's violation of law

Common law, etc., remedies not altered or abridged

Repeal of charter

Free services to members of General Assembly and others prohibited

Appeals in rate cases

Sale of public service corporation under deed of trust; how purchaser may form new corporation

Effect of such sale; date for meeting of stockholders

Debts and claims against corporation so sold

Works and property sold under court decree subject to provisions of three preceding sections

Effect of dissolution of public service corporation

Streets, etc., of city or town not to be occupied without its consent; compensation

(Effective until October 1, 2021) Permits to place poles, wires, etc., in roads and streets in certain counties; charge therefor

(Effective October 1, 2021) Permits to place poles, wires, etc., in roads and streets in certain counties; charge therefor

Wagonways to be constructed across roads, railroads, canals, and other works; enforcement

Section
56-16.1

Telephone, telegraph or electric power lines crossing railroads

Section
56-16.2

Public utility lines crossing railroads

(Effective until October 1, 2021) Right of one public service corporation to cross the works of another; cost

(Effective October 1, 2021) Right of one public service corporation to cross the works of another; cost

Submission of plans for such crossing

Contest by company whose works are crossed

Payment for damage occasioned by crossing works of public service corporations

When work on crossing works of public service corporation to proceed; no injunction to be awarded

Change of course of railroad, etc., to avoid crossings

Crossing of highway by public service corporation

Effect of crossing on highway

Manner of construction of crossing

Cost of crossing

Applications required for crossings

Contest by county or Commissioner of Highways

Change of course of highway to avoid crossings

Payment of damages occasioned by crossing highway

When work of crossing highway to proceed

Limitation on crossing rights if altering, closing or obstructing highway or stream involved

Duty of corporation whose wires cross other works

General Assembly may require connections between public service corporations

Regulation of public service companies

Inspection of books and documents; special reports; rules and regulations to prevent unjust discrimination

Regulation of services performed under municipal or county franchise

Adjustment of claims and controversies

Repealed

Reduction of rates and charges

Repealed

Section
56-41.1

Rates and charges for use of poles by telephone cooperatives, mutual telephone associations and small investor-owned telephone utilities

Repealed

Examination of public service company; notice; fines and penalties

Repealed

Section
56-46.1

(Effective until October 1, 2021) Commission to consider environmental, economic and improvements in service reliability factors in approving construction of electrical utility facilities; approval required for construction of certain electrical transmission lines; notice and hearings

Section
56-46.1

(Effective October 1, 2021) Commission to consider environmental, economic and improvements in service reliability factors in approving construction of electrical utility facilities; approval required for construction of certain electrical transmission lines; notice and hearings

Section
56-46.2

Construction of electrical transmission lines

Section
56-46.3

Foreign utility companies; penalties