HF 1001

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/13/2013 08:19pm

A bill for an act
relating to utilities; regulating notice to cities of certain utility disconnections;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.0976, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.0976, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:

Subdivision 1.

Notice required.

Notwithstanding section 13.685 or any other law
or administrative rule to the contrary, a public utility, cooperative electric association, or
municipal utility must provide notice to a statutory city or home rule charter city, as
prescribed by this section, of disconnection of a customer's gas or electric service. Upon
written request from a city, on October 15 and November 1 of each year, or the next business
day if that date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a report must be made available to the city
of the address of properties currently disconnected and the date of the disconnection.
Upon written request from a city, deleted text begin between October 15 and April 15, deleted text end daily reports must be
made available of the address and date of any newly disconnected properties.

A city provided notice under this section must provide the information on
disconnection to the police and fire departments of the city within three business days
of receipt of the notice.

For the purpose of this section, "disconnection" means a cessation of services initiated
by the public utility, cooperative electric association, or municipal utility that deleted text begin affects the
primary heat source of a residence and service deleted text end is not reconnected within 24 hours.