Montana Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers § 69-5-112. Commission jurisdiction over agreements

(1) All agreements between electric facilities providers must be submitted to the commission for approval. Each agreement must clearly identify the geographical area to be served by each electric facilities provider. The submission must include:

(2) Whenever an agreement involves the exchange or transfer of customers within service territories, the following must also be included with the agreement submission:

(3) In approving agreements, the commission shall consider but is not limited to consideration of:

(4) An agreement approved by the commission is valid and enforceable, and except as provided in 69-5-106, an electric facilities provider may not offer, construct, or extend electric service facilities into an exclusive territory.

(5) The commission shall state its findings and conclusions for approving or disapproving an agreement and shall render a decision within 90 days of receipt of the agreement. The electric facilities providers submitting the agreement to the commission shall act according to the agreement until a decision is rendered.

(6) Upon approval of the agreement, any modification, changes, or corrections to this agreement must be approved by the commission.

(7) The commission may promulgate rules to administer this part consistent with the requirements of this part.