(a) Legislative consent is hereby given to the application of the laws of other states with respect to taxation, payments in lieu of taxes, and the assessment thereof to the City of Burlington, the Village of Lyndonville, or the Town of Rockingham, to the extent that any such municipality acquires or has an interest in an electric power facility, real or personal, situated outside the State or to the extent it owns or operates electric power facilities outside the State pursuant to authority granted in this chapter.

(b) Legislative consent is hereby given to the application of regulatory and other laws of other states and of the United States to the City of Burlington, the Village of Lyndonville, or the Town of Rockingham to the extent it owns or operates electric power facilities outside the State pursuant to authority granted in this chapter.

(c) Any law, municipal bylaw, or ordinance governing contracts awarded by the City of Burlington or the Village of Lyndonville shall not be applicable by reason of the participation of the City of Burlington or the Village of Lyndonville in electric power facilities pursuant to the authority granted in this chapter wherever the City of Burlington or the Village of Lyndonville is not the lead participant. (Added 1973, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), eff. March 25, 1974; amended 1977, No. 278 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Feb. 9, 1978; 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 96, eff. June 8, 2004.)