A. Where a joint undertaking authorized by R.S. 33:4170 or R.S. 33:4172 is between a single municipality or single public power authority, and one or more electric public utility companies and is to be funded by the municipality or its public power authority through the issuance of bonds, said bonds shall be issued substantially in compliance with the procedure established by Subpart C, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, but without need of holding a referendum on the issuance of the bonds unless twenty-five percent of the registered voters sign a petition calling for a referendum which must be presented at the public hearing held to authorize the issuance of bonds as specified in R.S. 33:4252.
B. Where a joint undertaking authorized by R.S. 33:4170 or R.S. 33:4172 is among more than one municipality, or more than one public power authority, and one or more electric public utility companies and is to be funded by the municipalities or the public power authorities through the issuance of bonds, said bonds shall be issued substantially in compliance with the procedure established by Subpart C, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, but without need of holding a referendum on the issuance of the bonds unless twenty-five percent of the registered voters sign a petition calling for a referendum which must be presented at the public hearing held to authorize the issuance of bonds as specified in R.S. 33:4252.