Code of Alabama - Title 37: Public Utilities and Public Transportation - Chapter 14 - Service Territories for Electric Suppliers

• Article 1 1984 Act.
• Section 37-14-1 Legislative declarations, findings, etc
  The Legislature of the State of Alabama has investigated the economic, financial and environmental impact associated with the potential for duplication of electric distribution facilities...
• Section 37-14-2 Definitions
  As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise; (1) ELECTRIC SUPPLIER. Any municipality,...
• Section 37-14-3 Electric service outside existing municipal limits
  Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (2), (3), and (4) of this section in areas outside existing municipal limits (including areas annexed to municipalities on...
• Section 37-14-4 Primary supplier's option to acquire facilities within existing municipal limits
  The primary electric supplier within each municipality shall, at its option, have the right to acquire all distribution facilities of any secondary electric supplier used...
• Section 37-14-5 Distribution facilities
  The term "distribution facilities" as used in Section 37-14-4 shall include distribution lines and other facilities constructed or installed by the electric supplier in the...
• Section 37-14-6 Resolution of disputes regarding purchases of facilities, etc
  In the event that a dispute should arise between two or more electric suppliers in connection with the purchase of distribution facilities under Section 37-14-4,...
• Section 37-14-7 Applicability of certain provisions of Title 37
  With respect to any sale of facilities consummated pursuant to the provisions of this article, the provisions of Section 37-1-50 shall not be applicable to...
• Section 37-14-8 Exemptions
  The separate agreements listed below which have heretofore been entered into between, or negotiated between retail electric suppliers, have been reviewed by the legislature, determined...
• Section 37-14-9 Action for injunction or damages for violation of article authorized; procedure
  (a) If an electric supplier commences construction of facilities in violation of the provisions of this article, any aggrieved electric supplier which is designated herein...
• Section 37-14-10 Authorization for validation, etc., of provisions of article; procedure
  In order to foster and encourage the underlying policies of this article and to assure that sales and purchases of distribution facilities, and other transactions...
• Section 37-14-11 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Filing of complaint
  At any time subsequent to April 26, 1984, an affected secondary electric supplier whose distribution facilities are subject to the provisions of this article and...
• Section 37-14-12 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Contents of complaint; order and notice of hearing to show cause; intervention
  (a) The complaint by appropriate allegations, references and/or exhibits shall briefly state the following: the authority for the purchase and sale of distribution facilities and...
• Section 37-14-13 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Hearing; entry of judgment; appeals
  At the time and place designated in said order, the judge of said circuit court shall proceed to hear and determine all questions of law...
• Section 37-14-14 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Finality of judgment
  If the circuit court shall enter a judgment validating and confirming the propriety of the provisions of this article and purchases and sales, other transactions...
• Section 37-14-15 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Costs of proceedings
  The court costs in any proceeding brought under this article shall be paid by the electric supplier commencing the action.
• Section 37-14-16 Applicability of article
  No action shall be commenced challenging the legality or validity of the provisions of this article, or the legality or validity of a purchase and...
• Section 37-14-17 Severability
  The provisions of this article are not severable. If any part of this article is declared invalid under the constitution or laws of this state,...
• Article 2 1985 Act.
• Section 37-14-30 Declaration of findings and policy; relationship to 1984 act
  The Legislature of the State of Alabama has investigated the economic, financial and environmental impact associated with the potential for duplication of electric distribution facilities...
• Section 37-14-31 Definitions
  As used in this article the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise; (1) ELECTRIC SUPPLIER. Any municipality,...
• Section 37-14-32 Electric service outside existing municipal limits
  Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (2), (3), (4) and (6) but notwithstanding any other provision of this article, in areas outside existing municipal limits...
• Section 37-14-33 Retail electric service within municipalities
  (a) Primary supplier's option to acquire facilities within existing municipal limits. - The primary electric supplier within each municipality shall, at its option, have the...
• Section 37-14-34 Resolution of disputes as to sales or purchases of facilities
  In the event that a dispute should arise between two or more electric suppliers in connection with the purchase of distribution facilities under Section 37-14-32...
• Section 37-14-35 Applicability of certain provisions of Title 37
  With respect to any sale of facilities consummated pursuant to the provisions of this article, the provisions of Section 37-1-50 shall not be applicable to...
• Section 37-14-36 Special rules for elimination of duplication
  The separate agreements listed below which have heretofore been entered into between, or negotiated between retail electric suppliers, have been reviewed by the legislature, determined...
• Section 37-14-37 Provision of retail electric service in violation of article
  (a) If an electric supplier commences construction of facilities in violation of the provisions of this article, any aggrieved electric supplier which is designated herein...
• Section 37-14-38 Validation procedure; authorization for validation of provisions of article
  In order to foster and encourage the underlying policies of this article and to assure that sales and purchases of distribution facilities, and other transactions...
• Section 37-14-39 Effect of any ruling of invalidity
  If any part of Section 37-14-32, Section 37-14-33 or Section 37-14-36 of this article is declared invalid under the constitution or laws of this state,...
• Section 37-14-40 Repealer; actions taken pursuant to inconsistent provisions
  Except as provided in this section, all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed. In the...

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