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Tennessee Code Title 7. Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities § 7-82-112

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Notwithstanding § 7-82-301(a), a utility district shall be allowed to provide utility service to a customer located within the boundaries of an adjoining utility district if the customer or adjoining utility district files a request with the Tennessee board of utility regulation for the customer to obtain utility service from the adjoining utility district and if the Tennessee board of utility regulation finds that:

(A) Either the utility district within which the customer is located has refused to provide utility service to the customer or is not able or willing to provide service within a reasonable period of time at a reasonable cost as determined by the Tennessee board of utility regulation; and

(B) The adjoining utility district is willing to provide utility service to the customer.

(2) If the Tennessee board of utility regulation finds that the customer should be served by the adjoining utility district, then the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall enter an order setting forth its findings and granting the service request.

(b) This section shall only apply to the request of a single customer of a utility district for utility service from an adjoining utility district.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the exclusive or prior right of a utility district to provide utility service within its boundaries to any other customer located within its boundaries under state law or to affect the exclusive or prior right to a utility district to provide utility service within its boundaries under federal law.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 7. Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities § 7-82-112 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-7-consolidated-governments-and-local-governmental-functions-and-entities/tn-code-sect-7-82-112/

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