New Hampshire Revised Statutes 374-A:7 – Regulation of Foreign Electric Utilities
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I. Each foreign electric utility which is acting pursuant to authority granted in this chapter shall, before owning or operating any electric power facilities in this state, notify the commission of the action to be taken by it and obtain the commission’s permission under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:22 and 26 to the extent such permission is required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:22; shall thereafter furnish to the commission annually a copy of the annual report filed by it with the utility regulatory agency of the state of its domicile or principal locus; and shall furnish to the commission from time to time such other information with respect to its activities in the state as the commission may reasonably request;
II. Any foreign electric utility which owns or operates any electric power facilities in this state shall:
(a) File with the secretary of state as a foreign corporation doing business in New Hampshire and consent to service of process pursuant to the provisions of RSA 293-A;
(b) Be subject to and comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the construction, operation and use of such electric power facilities; provided, however, that such foreign electric utility shall not be deemed to be a public utility for the purposes of N.H. Rev. Stat. Title XXXIV except in relation to its activities as a participant in electric power facilities within the state and except to the extent that the activities in this state of such foreign electric utility exclusive of such participation in electric power facilities shall cause it to be deemed a public utility; and
(c) Be subject to the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 369 and other regulatory laws within the state with respect to any financing of its interest in such electric power facilities, including any borrowing or the issuance of any notes, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness or securities of any nature; provided, however, that it shall be exempt from the requirements of this subparagraph upon certification filed with the commission by a regulatory agency of the state of domicile or principal locus of such foreign electric utility, or of the United States, either that said regulatory agency has general regulatory jurisdiction over the financing of such foreign electric utility or that said regulatory agency has exercised jurisdiction over, or has reviewed and not objected to, a particular proposed financing or that said regulatory agency has general supervision of such foreign electric utility in the conduct of its electric business.
II. Any foreign electric utility which owns or operates any electric power facilities in this state shall:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 374-A:7
- commission: as used in this title , means the public utilities commission. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 362:1
- 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.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) File with the secretary of state as a foreign corporation doing business in New Hampshire and consent to service of process pursuant to the provisions of RSA 293-A;
(b) Be subject to and comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the construction, operation and use of such electric power facilities; provided, however, that such foreign electric utility shall not be deemed to be a public utility for the purposes of N.H. Rev. Stat. Title XXXIV except in relation to its activities as a participant in electric power facilities within the state and except to the extent that the activities in this state of such foreign electric utility exclusive of such participation in electric power facilities shall cause it to be deemed a public utility; and
(c) Be subject to the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 369 and other regulatory laws within the state with respect to any financing of its interest in such electric power facilities, including any borrowing or the issuance of any notes, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness or securities of any nature; provided, however, that it shall be exempt from the requirements of this subparagraph upon certification filed with the commission by a regulatory agency of the state of domicile or principal locus of such foreign electric utility, or of the United States, either that said regulatory agency has general regulatory jurisdiction over the financing of such foreign electric utility or that said regulatory agency has exercised jurisdiction over, or has reviewed and not objected to, a particular proposed financing or that said regulatory agency has general supervision of such foreign electric utility in the conduct of its electric business.