KRS 65.247: Municipal interlocal gas utility -- Governing body -- Authority.

(1) (a) In addition to the city government members that form a municipal interlocal

gas utility, the governing body of a municipal interlocal gas utility shall

include one (1) no nmember ex officio representative of each county and city

government in the Commonwealth that:

1. Is served by the municipal interlocal gas utility;

2. Contains any infrastructure used by the municipal interlocal gas utility

to provide natural gas utility service;

3. Contains any easements or rights -of-way used by the municipal

interlocal gas utility to provide natural gas utility service; or

4. Contains any land for which the municipal interlocal gas utility has

requested an easement or right -of-way that w ill be used to provide

natural gas utility service.

(b) The county judge/executive of a county described in paragraph (a) of this

subsection shall select one (1) county representative for the municipal

interlocal gas utility governing body and the mayor of a city described in

paragraph (a) of this subsection shall select one (1) city representative.

Representatives selected under this paragraph shall not vote on any matter

before the municipal interlocal gas utility except as provided in paragraph (c)

of this subsection.

(c) For any proposed municipal interlocal gas utility action directly impacting an

unincorporated area of any county represented on the governing body, county

representatives may, if every county representative on the governing body

votes unanimously for the same outcome, cast a single combined vote to be

counted with the votes of the member city governments on whether the

municipal interlocal gas utility may undertake the action.

(2) A municipal interlocal gas utility shall not provide natur al gas utility service to a

residential customer except:

(a) As provided in KRS 278.485, in which case the natural gas utility service

shall be furnished at rates and minimum monthly charges as determined by

the Public Service Commission as required by KRS 278.485(1); and

(b) A municipal interlocal gas utility may f urnish natural gas to a municipal

utility that provides natural gas utility service to residential customers.