A public utility organized by Private and Special Act of the Legislature may extend its service as follows. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
1. Commission authorization. The commission may authorize a public utility organized by private and special act of Legislature to furnish or extend its service in, to or through a city or town notwithstanding any territorial limitations, express or implied, in the private and special act of the Legislature by which it was organized or under which it is enfranchised. Within 20 days after the commission’s final authorization, the public utility shall file a certificate that shows the authorization with and pay $20 to the Secretary of State. When the certificate is filed, the public utility’s power to extend its service becomes effective.

[PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 2110

  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Public utility: includes every gas utility, natural gas pipeline utility, transmission and distribution utility, telephone utility, water utility and ferry, as those terms are defined in this section, and each of those utilities is declared to be a public utility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
  • Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. The commission’s powers and limitations. The commission’s powers and limitations, made applicable under this section, are those applicable by law in like cases concerning public utilities organized under Title 13?C or any prior general corporation law.

[PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. D, §23 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 344, §D23 (AMD).
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