216B.44 MUNICIPAL SERVICE TERRITORY EXTENSION. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 216B.38 to 216B.42, whenever a municipality which owns and operates an electric utility (1) extends its corporate boundaries through annexation or consolidation, or (2) determines to extend its service territory within its existing corporate boundaries, the municipality shall thereafter furnish electric service to these […]
216B.45 MUNICIPAL PURCHASE OF PUBLIC UTILITY. Any public utility operating in a municipality under a license, permit, right, or franchise shall be deemed to have consented to the purchase by the municipality, for just compensation, of its property operated in the municipality under such license, permit, right, or franchise. The municipality, subject to the provisions […]
216B.46 MUNICIPAL ACQUISITION PROCEDURES; NOTICE; ELECTION. Any municipality which desires to acquire the property of a public utility as authorized under the provisions of section 216B.45 may determine to do so by resolution of the governing body of the municipality taken after a public hearing of which at least 30 days’ published notice shall be […]
216B.465 VOTER RATIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL PURCHASE; LIMITED APPLICATION. The provisions of sections 216B.45 and 216B.46 apply only to the purchase of public utility property by a municipality that, prior to the time of the purchase, did not operate a municipal utility providing the type of utility service delivered by the utility property being purchased. In […]
216B.47 ACQUISITION BY EMINENT DOMAIN. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to preclude a municipality from acquiring the property of a public utility by eminent domain proceedings; provided that damages to be paid in eminent domain proceedings must include the original cost of the property less depreciation, loss of revenue to the utility, expenses […]
