§ 40-33-01 Electric light, telephone, natural and artificial gas plants, pipelines and distribution systems, and power plants – Municipalities may purchase, erect, construct, maintain, sell, or lease
§ 40-33-02 Acquiring, erecting, or improving plant, system, or line without election prohibited – Exceptions
§ 40-33-03 Sale or lease of plant, system, or line – Offer or written proposition – Election – Proceeds
§ 40-33-04 Manner of payment of purchase, erection, improvement, or leasing of plant, system, or line
§ 40-33-05 Payment of cost of plant, system, or line by special assessment warrants – Payment of assessments – Interest
§ 40-33-06 Payment of cost of improvement by general taxation
§ 40-33-07 Issuance of bonds – Election required
§ 40-33-08 Questions and propositions may be voted upon at same election and may be contained on one ballot
§ 40-33-09 Extension of municipal lighting, heating, or power system, or gas works by special assessment method
§ 40-33-10 Municipal utilities fund – Contents – Kept separate from other funds – Use and disbursement
§ 40-33-11 Payments out of municipal utilities fund – Limitations
§ 40-33-12 Surplus in municipal utilities fund – How expended
§ 40-33-13 Municipality may sell surplus electricity or water outside of municipal limits
§ 40-33-14 Contract to supply surplus water or electricity outside of municipal limits
§ 40-33-15 Proceedings instituted under existing law – How completed
§ 40-33-16 Municipality may purchase water for distribution
§ 40-33-17 City may contract for water treatment plant
§ 40-33-18 Resolution authorizing contract – Payment solely through net revenue – Issuance of revenue bonds or of certificates evidencing indebtedness under contract
§ 40-33-19 Agreements authorized – Special rates and charges
§ 40-33-20 Indebtedness not general obligation of municipality – Conditional sales authorized
§ 40-33-21 Powers conferred are supplementary
§ 40-33-22 Joint construction and operation of gas transmission or distribution systems or plants
§ 40-33-23 Sale of gas outside municipalities
§ 40-33-24 Funds of jointly operated utilities
§ 40-33-25 Surplus funds of jointly operated utility
§ 40-33-26 Municipal transportation system – Resolution
§ 40-33-27 Municipal transportation system – Bonds
§ 40-33-28 Municipal transportation system – Bond limitations
§ 40-33-29 Municipal transportation system – Application – Intent
§ 40-33-30 Right of municipal electric utilities and municipal power agencies to construct, own, and maintain electric transmission lines
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 40-33 - Municipal Utilities

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33