If the City of Burlington, the Village of Lyndonville, or the Town of Rockingham acquires or owns an interest as a tenant in common with one or more other electric utilities in any electric power facilities, the surrender or waiver by any party of its right to partition such property for a period not exceeding the period for which the property is used or useful for electric utility purposes shall not be invalid or unenforceable by reason of the length of such period, or as unduly restricting the alienation of such property. (Added 1973, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), eff. March 25, 1974; amended 1977, No. 278 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Feb. 9, 1978; 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 96, eff. June 8, 2004.)