24-2H-1 Short title
24-2H-2 Legislative findings
24-2H-3 Definitions
24-2H-4 Preparation of list of potentially unstable water and wastewater utilities
24-2H-5 Determination of whether a utility qualifies as a “distressed utility”, “failing utility”, or a “capable proximate utility”
24-2H-6 Notice to distressed or failing utility and formal proceeding
24-2H-7 Commission order for acquisition of failing utility; list of distressed and failing utilities to Legislature
24-2H-8 Commission approval of operating agreement, acquisition price; rates for distressed and failing utilities; improvement plan; debt obligations; cost recovery
24-2H-9 Recovery of costs for acquisition, operation, repairs and improvements to distressed or failing utility facilities
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 24 > Article 2H - Power of Commission to Order Measures Up to and Including the Acquisition of Distressed and Failing Water and Wastewater 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.
  • Customer: means any person, firm, corporation, municipality, public service district, or any other entity who purchases a product or services of any utility and shall include any person, firm, corporation, municipality, public service district, or any other entity who purchases the services or product for resale. See West Virginia Code 24-1-2
  • 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.
  • Public utility: means any person or persons, or association of persons, however associated, whether incorporated or not, including municipalities, engaged in any business, whether herein enumerated or not, which is, or shall hereafter be held to be, a public service: Provided, That "public utility" does not include individuals or entities owning a solar photovoltaic energy facility located on and designed to meet only the electrical needs of the premises of a retail electric customer, the output of which is subject to a power purchase agreement with the retail electric customer, subject to §. See West Virginia Code 24-1-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10