North Dakota § 49-03-01.5 - Municipal power agency has the meaning provided in section 40-33.2-02
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§ 49-03-01.5. Municipal power agency has the meaning provided in section 40-33.2-02
and also includes a municipal power agency of which any municipality in this state is a member. 2. Except as provided in subsection 3, an electric transmission provider or designee may not construct an electric transmission line interconnecting with an existing electric transmission line owned, leased, or operated by a municipal utility or municipal power 3. agency, unless the electric transmission provider or designee has provided written notice to the municipal utility or municipal power agency of its intention to do so. If the municipal utility or municipal power agency provides written notification to the electric transmission provider or designee within one hundred eighty days from receipt of the written notice under this subsection, that the municipal utility or municipal power agency is willing and able to construct and operate a similar electric transmission line, the municipal utility or municipal power agency shall have the right to construct said line. If an electric transmission line would interconnect facilities owned, leased, or operated by a municipal utility or municipal power agency and facilities owned, leased, or operated by a rural electric cooperative or an electric public utility doing business in this state the following conditions apply: a. The municipal utility or municipal power agency and the rural electric cooperative or the electric public utility shall attempt to agree on all terms and conditions, including design, construction, ownership, and operation of the electric transmission line. b. If parties are unable to agree, this subsection does not compel a party to participate in the project or be construed as a waiver by any party of its right to establish and enforce any requirements for interconnection of transmission facilities to its transmission system.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-03-01.5 ("Municipal power agency has the meaning provided in section 40-33.2-02") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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