159B-5.1. Joint ownership with other public or private entities engaged in generation, transmission or distribution of electric power for resale.
Municipalities and joint agencies may jointly or severally own, operate and maintain projects with any person, firm, association or corporation, public or private, engaged in the generation, transmission or distribution of electric power and energy for resale within this State or any state contiguous to this State. Any municipality or joint agency shall have for such purposes all powers conferred upon them by the provisions of this Chapter including the power to issue revenue bonds pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter to finance its share of the cost of any such project. The definitions and all other terms and provisions of this Chapter shall be construed so as to include such undivided ownership interest in order to fully effectuate the power and authority conferred by the foregoing provisions of this section. (1977, c. 708, s. 3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 159B - Joint Municipal Electric Power and Energy Act
Article 2 - Joint Agencies; Municipalities.
§ 159B-4 - Authority of municipalities to jointly cooperate.
§ 159B-6 - Sale of capacity and output by a municipality.
§ 159B-7 - Licenses, permits, certificates and approvals.
§ 159B-9 - Creation of a joint agency; board of commissioners.
§ 159B-10 - Executive committee, composition; powers and duties; terms.
§ 159B-11 - General powers of joint agencies; prerequisites to undertaking projects.
§ 159B-13 - Sale of excess capacity and output by a joint agency.
§ 159B-14 - Bonds of a joint agency.
§ 159B-15 - Issuance of bonds.
§ 159B-16 - Resolution or trust agreement.
§ 159B-16.1 - Revenues NCEMPA members.
§ 159B-17 - Revenues other municipalities.
§ 159B-18 - Trust funds; investment authority.
§ 159B-20 - Status of bonds under Uniform Commercial Code.
§ 159B-21 - Bonds eligible for investment.
§ 159B-22 - Agreement of the State.
§ 159B-23 - Limited liability.
§ 159B-24 - Approval and sale of bonds.
§ 159B-27 - Taxes; payments in lieu of taxes.
§ 159B-29 - Dissolution of joint agencies.
§ 159B-30.1 - Additional reports.
§ 159B-31 - Legislative consent to the application of laws of other states.
§ 159B-32 - Government grants and loans.
§ 159B-34 - Liability and defense.
§ 159B-35 - Additional method.
§ 159B-36 - Recodified as § 159B-52 by Session Laws 1983, c609, s8.
§ 159B-37 - Actions relating to bonds or to security for bonds.
§ 159B-38 - Confidentiality of contract discussions.
§ 159B-39 - Permitted uses of revenue from electric power rates.