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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 | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Solomon, and Kazarian | |
Date Introduced: January 22, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 39-1 of the General Laws entitled "Public Utilities Commission" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 39-1-63. Burying of electric transmission power lines. |
4 | (a) Whenever a residential customer of an electric transmission company loses electrical |
5 | power for a period of ninety-six (96) consecutive hours or more, the electric transmission company |
6 | shall create and execute a plan to bury the electric transmission lines servicing that residential |
7 | customer within two (2) years of the loss of electrical power. |
8 | (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the loss of electrical power was caused |
9 | by the action or inaction of the residential customer, or if the electrical power to the residence was |
10 | terminated by the customer or the electric transmission company. |
11 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION | |
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1 | This act would require an electric utility company to bury power lines in the event of a |
2 | residential power outage lasting ninety-six (96) consecutive hours or more, unless the outage was |
3 | caused by the resident. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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