Underground Conversion of Utilities Law
Montana · Public Utilities and Carriers · §§ 69-4-301 to 69-4-358 · 38 sections
Overview
The act governs the conversion of overhead utility facilities to underground installations, excluding high-voltage transmission lines from its reach and preserving the regulatory authority of the public service commission. It authorizes the creation of special improvement districts to undertake such conversions, initiated by a resolution calling for a study, followed by a cost and feasibility report and a determination of the costs of the project. It further sets out how conversions are carried out on public and private property — including notice to affected landowners, the procedure when a private conversion is not completed, payment to the public utility, title to and maintenance of the converted facilities, and a prohibition on reinstalling overhead facilities once conversion has occurred.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-301Short title
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-302Statement of findings and purpose
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-303Definitions
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-304Exclusion for high-voltage transmission lines
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-305Effect on authority of public service commission
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-306through 69-4-310 reserved
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-311Authorization to create special improvement districts
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-312Procedure to initiate creation of district -- resolution for feasibility study
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-313Cost and feasibility report
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-314Determination of conversion costs
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-315Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-316Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-317Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-318Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-319Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-320Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-321Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-322Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-323Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-324Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-325Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-326Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-327Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-328Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-329Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-330Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-331Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-332Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-333Repealed
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-334through 69-4-350 reserved
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-351Maintenance and construction of converted facilities
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-352Title to converted facilities
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-353Conversion of facilities on public property -- notice to landowners
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-354Conversion of facilities on private property
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-355Procedure upon failure to effect conversion on private property
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-356Payment of public utility
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-357Prohibition on reinstallation of overhead facilities
- Mont. Code Ann. § 69-4-358Postponement of conversion until certain actions occur
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