GroundRules
RSA 38:37: Limitation on Purchase, Construction, or Operation of Certain Fossil Fuel Facilities.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title III: TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES
- Chapter 38: MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC, GAS, OR WATER SYSTEMS
- Additional Provisions for Electric Systems
I. Except as provided in paragraph II, no municipal electric utility or municipality may, after July 1, 2000, purchase, construct, or operate any fossil fuel plants for the manufacture of electricity and sale to customers beyond the bounds of the municipality.
II. Following consultation with the department of environmental services to adequately address present and future environmental impacts, a municipality or a municipal electric utility may petition the department for specific permission for such acquisition, operation, or construction.
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