SF 2775

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to utilities; requiring notice to city when customer's heat source
disconnected; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.681, by adding a
subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.681, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Disconnection. new text end

new text begin Utility data on disconnections provided to cities under
section 216B.0976 shall be treated as private data on individuals or nonpublic data.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [216B.0976] CENTRALIZED FILING OF UTILITY DISCONNECTION.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 13.685 or any other law or administrative rule to the
contrary, a public utility, cooperative electric association, or municipal utility that
involuntarily disconnects a customer's gas or electric service must provide notice as
prescribed by this section, of the disconnection to a statutory or home rule charter city.
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
of the address of properties currently disconnected and the date of the disconnection.
Upon written request from a city, between October 15 and April 15, daily reports must
be made available of the address and date of any newly disconnected property where the
disconnection affects the primary heat source of a residence and service is not reconnected
within 24 hours. For the purpose of this section, "involuntary disconnection" means a
disconnection initiated by the public utility, cooperative electric association, or municipal
utility.
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