Section 371:17 – Licenses for New Poles.
371:17 Licenses for New Poles. – Whenever it is necessary, in order to meet the reasonable requirements of service to the public, that any public utility should construct a pipeline, cable, or conduit, or a line of poles or towers and wires and fixtures thereon, over, under or across any of the public waters […]
Section 371:17-a – Repealed by 2022, 245:34, II, eff. Aug. 20, 2022.
371:17-a Repealed by 2022, 245:34, II, eff. Aug. 20, 2022. –
Section 371:17-b – Repealed by 2022, 245:34, III, eff. Aug. 20, 2022.
371:17-b Repealed by 2022, 245:34, III, eff. Aug. 20, 2022. –
Section 371:18 – Repealed by 2022, 245:34, IV, eff. Aug. 20, 2022.
371:18 Repealed by 2022, 245:34, IV, eff. Aug. 20, 2022. –
Section 371:19 – Notice of License Issuance and of Right to Appeal.
371:19 Notice of License Issuance and of Right to Appeal. – The department of energy shall publish notice of the license on its website and cause due notice of said issuance to be given to the attorney general as representative of the state, and to such owners of lands bordering the location of a […]
Section 371:20 – Rights of Appeal, Notice, and Order.
371:20 Rights of Appeal, Notice, and Order. – Applicants and other persons directly affected by a decision of the department of energy to issue or deny a license may appeal a department decision to the public utilities commission within 30 days of the department’s decision, and not thereafter. Whenever an appeal is timely filed, […]
Section 371:21 – Damages and Compensation.
371:21 Damages and Compensation. – Whenever an appeal is timely filed, the commission shall, upon request of an affected property owner, determine the compensation, if any, to be paid to the owner of land bordering the site of a public water crossing for any damages caused by the continuation and maintenance of any structures, […]
Section 371:22 – Rulemaking Authority.
371:22 Rulemaking Authority. – The department of energy is authorized to adopt rules to implement this chapter, and shall initiate a formal rulemaking process no later than December 31, 2023. Until the department adopts rules, applicants shall apply for a license by petitioning the department of energy in the same manner as under prior […]
Section 371:23 – Compensation to State.
371:23 Compensation to State. – Any compensation payable to the state on account of any such license shall be paid to the state treasurer and, if derived from licenses affecting state forests or forestry reservations, shall be added to the forest improvement fund; otherwise, it shall be a part of the general funds of […]
Section 371:24 – Easements for Utility Lines Crossing Railroad Property.
371:24 Easements for Utility Lines Crossing Railroad Property. – Upon approval of the commission, a public utility may construct transmission and distribution lines that traverse or parallel the tracks and property of a railroad and establish a permanent or temporary easement thereby. The public utility shall file a plan and layout delineating the route […]