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CT Gen Stat § 7-233k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233k - Eminent domain.

 If a municipal cooperative is unable to agree with the owner or owners of real or personal property upon the terms for the acquisition of the same for any reason whatsoever, then the municipal cooperative may acquire, and is hereby authorized to acquire, all real or personal property that it deems necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter, whether a fee simple absolute or a lesser interest, by condemnation or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, under and pursuant to the provisions of part I of chapter 835 and related statutes; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the municipal cooperative shall have no power of eminent domain with respect to any real or personal property owned by an electric utility, nonmember municipal electric utility or any other public or private electric power entity and used in connection with a system or plant of such electric utility, nonmember municipal electric utility or any other public or private electric power entity. The power of a municipal cooperative to acquire real or personal property by condemnation or the exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be a continuing power and no exercise thereof shall be deemed to exhaust it.(P.A. 75-634, S. 11, 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-233l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233l - Rates.

 A municipal cooperative is hereby authorized to fix, establish, maintain and collect, or to authorize, by contract, franchise, lease or otherwise, the establishment, levying and collection of, such rates, fees, rental or other charges, including connection charges, for the services afforded by the municipal cooperative or by or in connection with any properties which it may construct, erect, acquire, own, operate or control, and for the sale of electric energy or transmission capacity or service as it may deem necessary, proper, desirable and reasonable, which said rates, fees, rentals or other charges shall be fixed and established by the municipal cooperative in the manner prescribed in the following section hereof.(P.A. 75-634, S. 12, 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-233m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233m - Sufficiency of rate schedule. Public hearing. Public inspection.

 A municipal cooperative shall prescribe and from time to time when necessary revise a schedule of all of its rates, fees, rentals or other charges, which shall comply with the terms of any resolution, contract or other agreement of the municipal cooperative and shall be such that the revenues of the municipal cooperative will at all times be adequate to pay the expenses of operation and maintenance of its project or projects, including all reserves, insurance, extension, and replacement costs and to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes of the municipal cooperative issued under this chapter, and to maintain such reserves therefor as may be required by the terms of any resolution, contract or other agreement of the municipal cooperative or as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the municipal cooperative. Said schedule shall thus be prescribed and from time to time revised by the municipal cooperative after public hearing thereon which shall be held by the municipal cooperative at least seven days after notice thereof has been published at least once in the area of operation. A copy of the schedule of such rates, fees, rentals or other charges of the municipal cooperative then in effect shall at all times be kept on file at the principal office of the municipal cooperative and shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspection.(P.A. 75-634, S. 13, 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-233n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233n - Dissolution of cooperative.

 The governing bodies of two or more municipal electric utilities which have created a municipal electric energy cooperative pursuant to section 7-233c may, by concurrent resolutions duly adopted by each of such governing bodies within any single calendar year, dissolve such municipal electric energy cooperative on the conditions set forth in this section. Such municipal electric energy cooperative may be dissolved on condition that either the representatives of the municipal electric energy cooperative by resolution duly adopted consent to such dissolution and the municipal electric energy cooperative has no debts or obligations outstanding or that sufficient moneys have been set aside irrevocably in trust to satisfy all of the outstanding debts or obligations of such municipal electric energy cooperative. A copy of each concurrent resolution for the dissolution of a municipal electric energy cooperative adopted pursuant to this section, duly certified by the appropriate officer of the municipal electric utility, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State. Upon proof of such filing of certified copies of the concurrent resolutions for the dissolution of a municipal electric energy cooperative as aforesaid and upon proof either that such municipal electric energy cooperative had no debts or obligations outstanding at the time of the adoption of such resolutions, or that sufficient moneys have been set aside irrevocably in trust to satisfy all of its outstanding debts or obligations, the municipal electric energy cooperative therein referred to shall be conclusively deemed to have been lawfully and properly dissolved and the property of the municipal electric energy cooperative shall be vested in the creating municipal electric utilities or as otherwise provided in agreements between the municipal electric energy cooperative and the members of the municipal electric energy cooperative, provided any such agreements shall treat similarly situated members in a comparable and nondiscriminatory manner. A copy of any such concurrent resolution, duly certified by or on behalf of the Secretary of the State, shall be admissible in evidence in any suit, action, or proceeding, and shall be conclusive evidence of due and proper filing thereof as aforesaid.(P.A. 75-634, S. 14, 24; P.A. 11-98, S. 4.)History: P.A. 11-98 deleted provision requiring that upon dissolution of a cooperative, governing bodies dissolving such cooperative are deemed never to have joined in creation of such cooperative and added provision allowing property of dissolved cooperative to be vested in the creating utilities as provided in agreements between the cooperative and the members.
CT Gen Stat § 7-233o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233o - Conflict of interest.

 No representative, officer or employee of a municipal electric energy cooperative shall have or acquire any personal interest, direct or indirect, in any project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project or in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished to or used by the municipal electric energy cooperative, but neither the holding of any office or employment in the government of any municipal electric utility or in any municipal electric energy cooperative under any law of the state nor the owning of any property within the state shall be deemed a disqualification for representation on or employment by a municipal electric energy cooperative.(P.A. 75-634, S. 15, 24; P.A. 11-98, S. 5.)History: P.A. 11-98 added “personal” re interest in project, property or contract and added “in any municipal electric energy cooperative” re office-holding or employment that is not deemed a disqualification.
CT Gen Stat § 7-233p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233p - Representative compensation.

 If the members of a municipal electric energy cooperative and the legislative bodies of the municipalities are not paying compensation to the representatives they each appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 7-233c, such municipal electric energy cooperative may reimburse its representatives for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties and pay such reasonable, uniformly applicable compensation to such representatives for their service on the board of such municipal electric energy cooperative as provided in this section. The concurrent resolutions creating a municipal electric energy cooperative may provide that the representatives of the municipal electric energy cooperative may receive annual compensation for their services within limitations to be stated in such concurrent resolutions and in that event, each representative may receive from the municipal electric energy cooperative such compensation for his services as the municipal electric energy cooperative may determine within the limitations stated in such concurrent resolutions. Said provisions or limitations stated in any such resolutions may be amended by subsequent concurrent resolutions, but no reduction of any such limitation shall be effective as to any representative of the municipal electric energy cooperative then in office except upon the written consent of such representative.(P.A. 75-634, S. 16, 24; P.A. 11-98, S. 6; P.A. 17-73, S. 2.)History: P.A. 11-98 added language providing that if a cooperative is not paying compensation to its representatives pursuant to Sec. 7-233c(a), then such cooperative may pay compensation as provided in section, and deleted provision prohibiting representative of municipal authority from receiving compensation except as provided in section; P.A. 17-73 added “and the legislative bodies of the municipalities” and made technical and conforming changes.
CT Gen Stat § 7-233q (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233q - Competitive bidding. Contracts.

 (a) All purchases for supplies, materials or equipment to be made in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars shall be submitted for competitive bid provided that more than one source of such supplies, materials or equipment is available, except this subsection shall not apply to any project or projects in which a municipal electric energy cooperative is an owner of a portion if the project itself is not required to be subject to competitive bidding.(b) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, any contracts to be entered into by a cooperative created pursuant to this chapter or any project in which such cooperative has an interest or any joint venture or partnership thereof may be entered into as the result of either negotiation, request for proposals, open-bid or sealed-bid method of procurement. In determining the type of procurement method it deems most prudent, the cooperative may consider the scope of work, the management complexities associated therewith, the extent of current and future technological development requirements and the best interests of the cooperative and its members and participants. The cooperative shall determine the terms and conditions of such contracts and the fees or other compensation to be paid pursuant to such contracts.(2) The entry into any contract resulting from negotiation or the conduct of a request for proposals pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection may be by resolution or by the terms of written policies adopted by the cooperative at the option of the governing body of said cooperative. If the cooperative elects to proceed by negotiation or request for proposals for the procurement of any such contract by the terms of written policies adopted by the cooperative, the contract and the factual basis for the method of procurement shall be recorded and open for public inspection immediately after the award of such contract.(P.A. 75-634, S. 17, 24; P.A. 08-128, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-128 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), made a technical change therein and added Subsec. (b) re contracts, effective June 5, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 7-233r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233r - Cooperative bonds and notes deemed legal investment.

 To the extent permitted by law, the state and all public officers, governmental units and agencies thereof, all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this chapter, and such bonds or notes shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits.(P.A. 75-634, S. 18, 24; P.A. 80-483, S. 20, 186.)History: P.A. 80-483 deleted reference to building and loan associations.
CT Gen Stat § 7-233s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233s - Taxation.

 The creation of a municipal electric energy cooperative pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, comfort and security, and its purposes are public purposes and a municipal cooperative will be performing an essential governmental function. The real and personal property of a municipal electric energy cooperative, and its income and operations, shall be exempt from all taxation by the state and any political subdivision thereof; provided, however, that in connection with the acquisition or construction or ownership of any project or projects, or portions thereof, which may be located outside the boundaries of the members of the municipal cooperative, the municipal cooperative may make payments in lieu of taxation and enter into a contract therefor to the appropriate taxing entity in which such project or projects, or portions thereof, are so acquired or constructed. The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent holders and transferees of the notes or bonds issued by a municipal cooperative, in consideration of the acceptance of any payment for the notes or bonds, that the notes or bonds of a municipal cooperative, issued pursuant to this chapter and the income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation.(P.A. 75-634, S. 19, 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-233t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233t - Exemption from jurisdiction of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

 A municipal electric energy cooperative created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from the jurisdiction and control of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of this state, except to the extent municipal electric utilities are subject to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority as of the date of the formation of the municipal cooperative.(P.A. 75-634, S. 20, 24; P.A. 76-237, S. 8, 9; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 10, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 76-237 made it clear newly created energy cooperatives subject to public utilities control authority to the extent others are at the time each is created, deleting provision that they be subject to authority as others are “presently”; P.A. 77-614 substituted division of public utility control within the department of business regulation for public utilities control authority, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 substituted department of public utility control for division and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 7-233u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233u - Severability of provisions.

 The respective words, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this chapter are severable, and the declaration of invalidity of any such word, clause, sentence, paragraph or section shall not invalidate the remaining portions of the chapter.(P.A. 75-634, S. 21, 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-233v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233v - Liberal construction.

 This chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes of this chapter as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing herein authorized and all authority herein granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate such intent and purposes and not as a limitation of powers.(P.A. 75-634, S. 22, 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-233w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233w - Controlling provisions in case of conflict.

 Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, special or local, or any limitation imposed by a corporate or municipal charter, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling and all other conflicting laws or limitations of any nature whatsoever are hereby repealed, revoked and rescinded.(P.A. 75-634, S. 23, 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-233x (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233x - Power supply contracts between cooperatives and municipal electric utilities.

 Any municipal electric utility, as defined in section 7-233b, shall have power, acting on behalf of the municipality with respect to which such municipal electric utility is a department, agency or other such related body, to enter into agreements with any municipal electric energy cooperative, as defined in said section 7-233b, for the purchase, sale, exchange or transmission of electric power or energy on such terms and for such periods of time as agreed upon by such municipal electric utility and such municipal electric energy cooperative, and any such agreement shall be binding on the parties thereto and such municipality, provided such municipality may disapprove and thereby invalidate such agreement by vote of its legislative body at any time no later than thirty days following the date such agreement is filed and appropriately recorded in such municipality for consideration by its legislative body. Any such agreement may include terms providing that the municipal electric utility (1) make payments for electric power and energy based on a formula stated in the agreement, (2) make such payments unconditionally whether or not the agreed upon electric power or energy is provided or otherwise made available or a particular project is completed, operable or operating, and (3) pay obligations of another municipal electric utility if such municipal electric utility fails to make such payments as required in such agreement. Payments made under such agreements may be recovered in the prices charged by the municipal electric utility.(P.A. 79-468, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-263, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 99-263 authorized optional provisions re payments for electric power and energy and payment of obligations of another municipal electric utility which may be included in agreements, and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1999.
CT Gen Stat § 7-233y (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 101a - Municipal Electric Energy Cooperatives|Section 7-233y - Municipal energy conservation and load management fund.

 (a) Each municipal electric utility created pursuant to chapter 101 or by special act shall, for investment in renewable energy sources and for conservation and load management programs pursuant to this section, accrue from each kilowatt hour of its metered firm electric retail sales, exclusive of such sales to United States government naval facilities in this state, no less than the following amounts during the following periods, in a manner conforming to the requirement of this section: (1) 1.0 mills on and after January 1, 2006; (2) 1.3 mills on and after January 1, 2007; (3) 1.6 mills on and after January 1, 2008; (4) 1.9 mills on and after January 1, 2009; (5) 2.2 mills on and after January 1, 2010; and (6) 2.5 mills on and after January 1, 2011.(b) There is hereby created a municipal energy conservation and load management fund in each municipal electric energy cooperative created pursuant to this chapter, which fund shall be a separate and dedicated fund to be held and administered by such cooperative. Each municipal electric utility created pursuant to chapter 101 or by special act that is a member or participant in such a municipal electric energy cooperative shall accrue and deposit such amounts as specified in subsection (a) of this section into such fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the fiscal year next succeeding. Disbursements from the fund shall be made pursuant to the comprehensive electric conservation and load management plan prepared by the cooperative in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.(c) Such cooperative shall, annually, adopt a comprehensive plan for the expenditure of such funds by the cooperative on behalf of such municipal electric utilities for the purpose of carrying out electric conservation, investments in renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and electric load management programs funded by the charge accrued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The cooperative shall expend or cause to be expended the amounts held in such fund in conformity with the adopted plan. The plan may direct the expenditure of funds on facilities or measures located in any one or more of the service areas of the municipal electric utilities who are members or participants in such cooperative and may provide for the establishment of goals and standards for measuring the cost effectiveness of expenditures made from such fund, for the minimization of federally mandated congestion charges and for achieving appropriate geographic coverage and scope in each such service area. Such plan shall be consistent with the comprehensive plan of the Energy Conservation Management Board established under section 16-245m. Such cooperative, annually, shall submit its plan to such board for review.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 17.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 effective July 21, 2005.