61-333. AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS AMONG ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS TO RESOLVE TERRITORIES, CONSUMERS AND TO TRANSFER FACILITIES. (1) Any electric supplier may contract in writing with any other electric supplier for the purpose of allocating territories, consumers, and future consumers between the electric suppliers and designating which territories and consumers are to be served by which contracting electric supplier. The territories and consumers so allocated and designated may include all or any portion of the territories and consumers which are being served by any or all of the contracting electric suppliers at the time the contract is entered into, or which could be economically served by the then existing facilities of any contracting electric supplier, or by reasonable and economic extensions thereto. All such contracts shall be filed with the commission. The commission shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, review and approve or reject contracts between cooperatives, between cooperatives and public utilities and between public utilities. The commission shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, review and approve or reject contracts between municipalities and cooperatives, as well as between municipalities and public utilities, provided however, the commission shall have jurisdiction only over cooperatives and public utilities in such approvals. The commission shall approve such contracts only upon finding that the allocation of territories or consumers is in conformance with the provisions and purposes of this act.
(2) Any electric supplier may also contract in writing with any other electric supplier for the sale, exchange, transfer, or lease of equipment or facilities located within territory which is the subject of any allocation contracted for under subsection (1) of this section and any contract validly entered into and approved by the commission after notice and opportunity for hearing shall be binding and shall be legally enforceable pursuant to this act, or by any other remedy provided by law.
History:
[61-333, added 1970, ch. 141, sec. 7, p. 417; am. 2000, (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, sec. 7, p. 7; repealed and new section added 2000, (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, secs. 13 and 18, pp. 9 and 11; am. 2001, ch. 29, sec. 8, p. 39.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 61 - PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION
Chapter 3 - DUTIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Section 61-301 - CHARGES JUST AND REASONABLE.
Section 61-302 - MAINTENANCE OF ADEQUATE SERVICE.
Section 61-303 - RULES AND REGULATIONS JUST AND REASONABLE.
Section 61-304 - SCHEDULES OF COMMON CARRIERS — CONTENTS — POSTING — FORM.
Section 61-305 - SCHEDULES OF OTHERS THAN COMMON CARRIERS.
Section 61-306 - SCHEDULES — CHANGE IN FORM.
Section 61-307 - SCHEDULES — CHANGE IN RATE AND SERVICE.
Section 61-308 - SCHEDULES — JOINT RATES.
Section 61-309 - SCHEDULES — FILING BY COMMON CARRIERS A PRECEDENT TO DO BUSINESS.
Section 61-310 - ONLY SCHEDULE RATES TO BE CHARGED.
Section 61-311 - PASSES — RESTRICTED TO CERTAIN PERSONS.
Section 61-312 - PROPERTY HANDLED FREE — REDUCED RATES FOR DEPENDENTS.
Section 61-313 - SCHEDULE CHARGES ONLY PERMITTED.
Section 61-314 - SCHEDULE OF RATES WITHIN AND WITHOUT STATE.
Section 61-315 - DISCRIMINATION AND PREFERENCE PROHIBITED.
Section 61-315A - CERTAIN INVERTED RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL RATE STRUCTURES PROHIBITED — EXPIRATION.
Section 61-317 - SLIDING SCALE OF CHARGES — AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT.
Section 61-318 - INTERCHANGE OF TRAFFIC — DUTY OF ESTABLISHING JOINT RATES.
Section 61-319 - INTERCHANGE OF TELEPHONE MESSAGES.
Section 61-320 - FALSE BILLING — TRANSPORTATION AT LESS THAN SCHEDULED RATES PROHIBITED.
Section 61-321 - FALSE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
Section 61-322 - LONG AND SHORT HAUL.
Section 61-323 - TELEPHONE COMPANIES — LONG AND SHORT DISTANCE SERVICE.
Section 61-324 - RAILROADS — SWITCH CONNECTION.
Section 61-325 - RAILROADS — SPURS.
Section 61-326 - STREET AND INTERURBAN RAILROADS — FARES — TRANSFERS.
Section 61-327 - ELECTRIC UTILITY PROPERTY — ACQUISITION BY CERTAIN PUBLIC AGENCIES PROHIBITED.
Section 61-328 - ELECTRIC UTILITIES — SALE OF PROPERTY TO BE APPROVED BY COMMISSION.
Section 61-329 - UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION — ESCHEAT.
Section 61-330 - EVASIONS OF ACT — CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTIONS.
Section 61-331 - VIOLATION OF ACT — CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Section 61-332 - PURPOSE OF ELECTRIC SUPPLIER STABILIZATION ACT.
Section 61-332A - DEFINITIONS FOR ELECTRIC SUPPLIER STABILIZATION ACT.
Section 61-332C - PROVISIONS FOR SELECTING ELECTRIC SUPPLIER FOR NEW ELECTRIC SERVICE ENTRANCES.
Section 61-332D - WHEELING SERVICES.
Section 61-333A - INCREASED AREA — EXTENSION OF SERVICE PERMITTED.
Section 61-333C - NONMUNICIPAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS PROHIBITED FROM EXTENDING SERVICE.
Section 61-334 - SPECIAL RULES OF INTERPRETATION.
Section 61-334A - REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ACT.
Section 61-334B - COMMISSION SUPERVISION AND AUTHORITY.
Section 61-334C - ELECTRIC SUPPLIER IMMUNITY.
Section 61-336 - ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES OF ELECTRICAL OR NATURAL GAS CORPORATIONS.