Tennessee § 7-34-117 - Exemption from Tennessee public utility commission jurisdiction.
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§ 7-34-117. Exemption from Tennessee public utility commission jurisdiction.
No requirements or provisions of this chapter shall be construed so as to deprive any municipality issuing bonds pursuant to this chapter of the exemption previously granted to municipalities from the jurisdiction of the Tennessee public utility commission. Acts 1935 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 33, § 17; 1937, ch. 230, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 4406.58 (Williams, § 4406.50); impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 69, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1317; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 74; 2017, ch. 94, § 10. Amendments. The 2017 amendment substituted “Tennessee public utility commission” for “Tennessee regulatory authority” at the end of the section. Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 94, § 83. April 4, 2017. Cross-References. Municipal gas companies exempt, § 7-39-311 . Municipalities exempt from regulation, §§ 7-34-106 , 7-39-311 . Law Reviews. Symposium – Memphis in The Law: The Process of Determining What Process is Due: The Continuing Saga of Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft, 436 U.S. 1 (1978) (Donna Harkness), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 745 (2011). Collateral References. Public utility acts, applicability of, to municipal corporations owning or operating a public utility. 10 A.L.R. 1432 , 18 A.L.R. 946 .
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