Vermont Statutes Title 30 Sec. 2910
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 30 Sec. 2910
- Commission: means the Public Utility Commission of this State. See
- Municipal plant: means any plant or system owned and operated by any municipality for the manufacture, distribution, purchase, and sale of electricity or the manufacture, distribution, purchase, and sale of gas. See
- Municipality: means any city, town, or village within this State. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Utility: means any person or corporation engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of gas and electricity in this State. See
§ 2910. Taking utility property by eminent domain
If the utility shall have replied in the negative or if it shall have failed to reply within the time prescribed in section 2907 of this title, the municipality, in the event that it shall have passed the votes required in sections 2903 and 2904 of this title, may take such private plant and property by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, paying therefor just compensation determined in the manner provided in section 2909 of this title, or, after the Commission upon proper notice and hearing has determined that it will promote the general good of the State so to do, may construct a municipal plant. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961.)