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Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-1-105. Discrimination on basis of energy source of utility service prohibited--Definitions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A local government shall not enact or adopt any ordinance, policy, or action that infringes, prohibits, or otherwise impairs the right of a customer to purchase, use, connect, or reconnect to a utility service, or to install in a building or other structure wires, pipes, or other conduits for the purpose of purchasing, using, connecting, or reconnecting to a utility service, on the basis of the energy source of the utility service to be delivered to the customer.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) “Customer” means an individual or entity that purchases a utility service;

(2) “Energy source” means the method of generation or fuel source that is used to provide or supply a utility service to a customer, including without limitation a nonrenewable or renewable energy resource;

(3) “Local government” means:

(A) A county;

(B) A city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; or

(C) Any other district or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of such a district or political subdivision; and

(4)(A) “Utility service” means a service:

(i) Provided by a utility regulated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission under § 23-4-201; and

(ii) That is related to:

(a) The generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity:

(1) To or for the public;

(2) For compensation; and

(3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or

(b) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural, renewable, or manufactured gas or a mixture of gases:

(1) To or for the public;

(2) For compensation; and

(3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.

(B) “Utility service” includes services provided by a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board-permitted propane gas provider:

(i) To or for the public;

(ii) For compensation; and

(iii) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.

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