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Relating to rural electric cooperative notification requirements for installations in right-of-way structures
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 9, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 15, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Rural electric cooperatives must now follow certain rules from the state board when they install equipment in public or private rights-of-way. Before putting in any new fixtures, these cooperatives are required to send two separate written notices to the landowner through certified mail. These notices must be sent a specific number of days before the installation work begins.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to rural electric cooperative notification requirements for installations in right-of-way structures. The bill provides that rural electric cooperatives are subject to the regulation authority of the board regarding rights-of-way installation pursuant to Code section 476.21A. The bill defines “fixture” and “right-of-way”. The bill provides that a rural electric cooperative installing a fixture in a right-of-way shall provide written notice by certified mail to the landowner no later than days before installation, as well as an additional written notice delivered by certified mail prior to installation.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 15, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
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