Oklahoma § 17-158.28 - Applicabilty of act

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 17-158.28 — Applicabilty of act, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 17-158.28. Applicabilty of act

The provisions of this act shall not be applicable to municipal

corporations, or beneficial trusts thereof, owning or operating

electric lines or generating facilities, or the financing of a rural

electric cooperative or association; and nothing in this act shall

prohibit or shall ever be construed to prohibit any municipal

corporation, or beneficial trusts thereof, owning or operating

electric lines, from furnishing electric service to any territory

thereafter annexed to and incorporated into the corporate limits of

said municipal corporation, or from acquiring the electric

distribution facilities of any association or cooperative

corporation as now provided in Title 18, Section 437.2. Provided

further that it shall not be necessary for any such municipal

corporation, or beneficial trusts thereof, to secure the prior

order, consent or authorization of the Commission to proceed under

said Title 18, Section 437.2, but after the acquisition of any such

electric distribution facilities of any association or cooperative

corporation, the Commission shall be notified by such municipal

corporation as to the description of the territory annexed and

incorporated into the corporate limits in order that the Commission

may adjust its required maps.

Laws 1971, c. 113, § 8.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 17-158.28 cover?

Section 17-158.28 ("Applicabilty of act") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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