Whenever, in the operation of a utility, a municipality develops an excess of water, light, heat, or power, over and above the amount which is necessary for the use of the municipality and its inhabitants, or such portion thereof as the legislative body of the municipality determines is to be supplied therewith, the municipality may sell, lease, or distribute the excess outside of its corporate limits.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 10005
Acquisition and Operation
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 71 Cal. App. 4th 965 - County of Del Norte v. City of Crescent City (1999)
Most recently applied in 71 Cal. App. 4th 965 - County of Del Norte v. City of Crescent City (April 1999)
Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.
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