37-6-41
Section 37-6-41 Electric cooperatives empowered to furnish telephone service. Any electric cooperative presently or hereafter organized and any corporation converted into an electric cooperative under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall have, in addition to its present or other powers, the power to furnish telephone service in rural areas to its members and the persons it serves, in the manner provided in this article. (Acts 1949, No. 339, p. 509, §2; Acts 1951, No. 613, p. 1057, §1.)...
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37-6-42
Section 37-6-42 Enumerated powers. (a) Any such electric cooperative shall have power: (1) To supply telephone service in rural areas to its members, to governmental agencies and political subdivisions, to other persons, and to business entities not in excess of 40 percent of the number of its members; provided that wireless communications services, including, without limitation, services classified as of January 1, 1997, as "commercial mobile radio services" by the Federal Communications Commission, may be provided to any person, firm, corporation, governmental agency, or political subdivision within any area for which the electric cooperative is authorized to provide such wireless service under federal law or regulations, without the business entity being a member of the cooperative, regardless of whether the business entity is in excess of 40 percent of the number of its members, and, without limiting the foregoing, should a cooperative acquire any facilities in rural areas...
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37-6-46
Section 37-6-46 Power to furnish telephone service exclusive. The power to furnish telephone service conferred in this article on electric cooperatives is exclusive, and no other nonprofit membership corporation or organization, including improvement authorities organized under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, shall furnish such service. (Acts 1949, No. 339, p. 509, §7.)...
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37-14-36
Section 37-14-36 Special rules for elimination of duplication. The separate agreements listed below which have heretofore been entered into between, or negotiated between retail electric suppliers, have been reviewed by the legislature, determined to be in the public interest and found not to be inconsistent with the purposes and policies set forth in this article. In areas to which these agreements are applicable, the procedures for elimination and prevention of duplication of electric distribution facilities set forth in these agreements shall govern. The following agreements are therefore mandated by the State of Alabama to be applicable: (1) Agreement between Cherokee Electric Cooperative (successor to Cherokee County Electric Membership Corporation) and Alabama Power Company dated June 5, 1940. (2) Agreement among the City of Bessemer, Alabama, Alabama Power Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority dated August 12, 1971. (3) Agreement between the City of Tarrant City, Alabama...
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37-14-8
Section 37-14-8 Exemptions. The separate agreements listed below which have heretofore been entered into between, or negotiated between retail electric suppliers, have been reviewed by the legislature, determined to be in the public interest and found not to be inconsistent with the purposes and policies set forth in this article. In areas to which these agreements are applicable, the procedures for elimination and prevention of duplication of electric distribution facilities set forth in these agreements shall govern. The following agreements are therefore mandated by the State of Alabama to be applicable: (1) Agreement between Cherokee Electric Cooperative (successor to Cherokee County Electric Membership Corporation) and Alabama Power Company dated June 5, 1940. (2) Agreement among the City of Bessemer, Alabama, Alabama Power Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority dated August 12, 1971. (3) Agreement between the City of Tarrant City, Alabama and Alabama Power Company dated June...
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37-6-3
Section 37-6-3 Enumerated powers. A cooperative shall have the power: (1) To sue and be sued in its corporate name. (2) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (3) To generate, manufacture, purchase, acquire and transmit electric energy and to distribute, sell, supply and dispose of electric energy to its members, to governmental agencies and political subdivisions and to other persons; provided, however, that should a cooperative acquire any electric facilities dedicated or devoted to the public use, it may continue to serve the persons served directly from such facilities at the time of such acquisition without requiring that such persons become members, and, provided further, that such nonmembers shall have the right to become members upon nondiscriminatory terms. Cooperatives may not condition membership or provision of service on compliance by the member with requirements not directly related to the electric or other service to be provided by the cooperative....
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11-50B-3
Section 11-50B-3 Permitted activities by public providers; lease of equipment by municipal governing bodies. In addition to all other power, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law, public providers may acquire, establish, purchase, construct, maintain, enlarge, extend, lease, improve, and operate cable systems, telecommunications equipment and telecommunications systems, and furnish cable service, interactive computer service, Internet access, other Internet services, and advanced telecommunications service, or any combination thereof, in the case of a public provider that is a municipality, to the inhabitants of the municipality and police jurisdiction, the area within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipal planning commission determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-52-30, as amended, and any area in which the municipality furnishes or sells any utility, such as electricity, gas, water, or sewer, and in the case of a public provider that is a...
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37-4-150
Section 37-4-150 Electric transmission facilities. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Energy Security Act of 2015. (b) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that due to the economic, financial, and service impacts associated with the development of electric transmission facilities used for the furnishing of electric service to consumers in this state, it is in the public interest to provide incumbent electric suppliers the right to construct, own, operate, and maintain new transmission facilities that connect to their own electric systems. The Legislature further finds and declares that providing incumbent electric suppliers this right furthers their ability to satisfy their respective obligations to provide service to Alabama consumers. This section implements these findings. (c) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Public Service Commission. (2) ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITY. Any transmission...
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45-16A-20
Section 45-16A-20 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ALARM MONITORING SERVICE. A service that uses a device located at a residence, place of business, or other fixed premises for both of the following purposes: a. To receive signals from other devices located at or about the premises regarding a possible threat at the premises to life, safety, or property, from burglary, fire, vandalism, bodily injury, or other emergency. b. To transmit a signal regarding any threat by means of transmission facilities of a municipality, municipal instrumentality, local exchange carrier, or one of its affiliates to a remote monitoring center to alert a person at the center of the need to inform the customer or another person or police, fire, rescue, security, or public safety personnel of the threat, but does not include a service that uses a medical monitoring device attached to an individual for the automatic surveillance of an ongoing...
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39-7-13
Section 39-7-13 Purpose and powers of authority generally; sale, transfer and conveyance of entire water system to public corporation authorized to conduct business of water distribution system. (a) An authority shall be incorporated for the purpose of conducting and developing the enterprise in which it may engage in such manner that the services afforded by such enterprise shall be available for public uses and to all inhabitants of the municipality and the surrounding area for domestic and industrial uses at the lowest cost consistent with sound economy and prudent management. Every authority incorporated under this chapter is hereby vested with all powers necessary and requisite for the accomplishment of such purpose for which such authority is incorporated capable of being delegated by the Legislature of the State of Alabama. The authority shall have the power to acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, improve and maintain and operate any plant, works, system, facilities or...
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