Arkansas Code Title 14, Subtitle 12, Chapter 206 - Acquisition of Utilities by Municipalities

• § 14-206-101 - Applicability.
  (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to the acquisition of any gas or electric public utility plant or equipment by...
• § 14-206-102 - Power to Acquire, Construct, and Operate -- Notice.
  (a) When authorized by order of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, and not otherwise, a municipality shall have the power, subject to the provisions...
• § 14-206-103 - Confirmation by Electors.
  (a) Any municipality may determine to seek approval from the commission to acquire the property of a gas or electric public utility as authorized...
• § 14-206-104 - Application -- Economic Impact Statement -- Review.
  (a) In its application for a certificate, the municipality shall file with the commission a verified application in such form as the commission shall...
• § 14-206-105 - Proof of Service and Notice -- Filing Fee.
  (a) (1) Each application shall be accompanied by proof of service of a copy of the application on the gas or electric public utility...
• § 14-206-106 - Public Hearing.
  Upon receipt of an application complying with §§ 14-206-104 and 14-206-105, the commission shall fix a date for the commencement of a public hearing...
• § 14-206-107 - Parties to Proceeding -- Limited Appearance.
  (a) The parties to the proceeding shall include the municipality and the gas or electric public utility which owns the property. In addition, each...
• § 14-206-108 - Decision Upon Application -- Burden of Proof.
  (a) The commission shall render a decision upon the record either granting or denying the application as filed or granting it upon such terms,...
• § 14-206-109 - Denial -- Purchase Price, Terms, and Conditions of Sale.
  (a) In the event that the commission determines, on the basis of the evidence, that either the gas or electric public utility or its...
• § 14-206-110 - Confirmation of Sale -- Modification.
  (a) The commission shall by order fix, determine, and certify to the municipal governing body, to the gas or electric public utility, and to...
• § 14-206-111 - Order -- Findings of Fact.
  In rendering a decision on the application for approval of the acquisition, the commission shall issue and serve upon all parties an order, which...
• § 14-206-112 - Rehearing -- Judicial Review.
  Any party aggrieved by any decision issued on an application for approval of the acquisition may apply for a rehearing as provided in §...

Last modified: November 15, 2016