I. Except as provided in paragraph II, no municipal electric utility or municipality may, after July 1, 2000, purchase, construct, or operate any fossil fuel plants for the manufacture of electricity and sale to customers beyond the bounds of the municipality.
II. Following consultation with the department of environmental services to adequately address present and future environmental impacts, a municipality or a municipal electric utility may petition the department for specific permission for such acquisition, operation, or construction.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 38:37

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51