GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

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HOUSE BILL 719

Short Title:  Washington/Belhaven Electric Rates.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representative Hardy.

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Referred to:  Ways and Means, if favorable, Commerce.

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April 1, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE UTILITIES COMMISSION SHALL SET RATES FOR THE MUNICIPALLY OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES IN THE TOWNS OF WASHINGTON AND BELHAVEN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 62-3(23)d. and G.S. 159B-11(14), the municipally owned electric utilities in the Towns of Washington and Belhaven in Beaufort County shall be considered public utilities for the purposes of making, fixing, or establishing rates and shall comply with the provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 62 of the General Statutes for those purposes.  The Utilities Commission shall adopt rules for the implementation of this section to the extent that certain provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 62 of the General Statutes are inapplicable to municipalities.  The Utilities Commission shall waive the regulatory fee provided for in G.S. 62-302 in the making, fixing, or establishing of rates for the utilities affected by this section.
Section 2.  This act applies only to the Towns of Washington and Belhaven. 
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law, and applies to the making, fixing, or establishing of rates on or after that date.