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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 362-C:5

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • commission: as used in this title , means the public utilities commission. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 362:1
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The authorization granted to the commission in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362-C:3 shall extend to any alternative reorganization plan which the commission affirmatively finds will resolve the Public Service Company of New Hampshire bankruptcy case and will result in the same or lower costs and risks to ratepayers and the same or greater benefits to the state as those resulting from the NU plan and the agreement both during the time periods in which rates increases are prescribed in the agreement and thereafter.