Idaho Code 50-2517 – Underground Distribution Extension or Conversion Costs and Service Connections
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The public utility performing the underground distribution extension or conversion shall, at the expense of the property owner, convert to underground all electric and communication service facilities located upon any lot or parcel of land within the improvement district and not within the easement for distribution. Creation of a district for the purpose of underground distribution extension or conversion shall be taken as a consent and grant of easement to the utility and shall be construed as express authority to the public utility and their respective officers, agents and employees to enter upon such lot or parcel for such purpose.
The owner shall, at his expense, make all necessary changes in the service entrance equipment to accept underground service.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 50-2517
- Communication service: means the transmission of intelligence by electrical means, including, but not limited to telephone, telegraph, messenger-call, clock, police, fire alarm and traffic control circuits or the transmission of standard television or radio signals. See Idaho Code 50-2502
- conversion: means the removal of all or any part of any existing overhead electric or communications facilities and the replacement thereof with underground electric or communication facilities constructed at the same or different locations. See Idaho Code 50-2502
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
- Public utility: means any one or more, public or private persons or corporations that provide electric or communication service to the public by means of electric or communication facilities and shall include any city, special district, or public corporation that provides electric or communication service to the public by means of electric or communication facilities. See Idaho Code 50-2502