Sec. 10. (a) An
incumbent electric transmission owner may enter into a
contract with a
new electric transmission owner that proposes to connect a new
electric transmission facility to the electric transmission facility of the incumbent electric transmission owner. The contract may assign responsibility for:
(1) maintenance and upgrades; and
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-38-10
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- electric transmission facility: means a high voltage transmission line with a rating of at least one hundred (100) kilovolts and related transmission facilities and controls. See Indiana Code 8-1-38-1
- incumbent electric transmission owner: means a public utility that owns, operates, and maintains an electric transmission facility in whole or in part in Indiana. See Indiana Code 8-1-38-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- new electric transmission owner: means a corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, or other organization that:
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with respect to the new electric transmission facility.
(b) The commission has jurisdiction to resolve a dispute arising under a contract described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
