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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Solomon, and Kazarian

     Date Introduced: January 22, 2021

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 39-1 of the General Laws entitled "Public Utilities Commission" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     39-1-63. Burying of electric transmission power lines.

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     (a) Whenever a residential customer of an electric transmission company loses electrical

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power for a period of ninety-six (96) consecutive hours or more, the electric transmission company

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shall create and execute a plan to bury the electric transmission lines servicing that residential

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customer within two (2) years of the loss of electrical power.

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     (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the loss of electrical power was caused

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by the action or inaction of the residential customer, or if the electrical power to the residence was

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terminated by the customer or the electric transmission company.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

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     This act would require an electric utility company to bury power lines in the event of a

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residential power outage lasting ninety-six (96) consecutive hours or more, unless the outage was

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caused by the resident.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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