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§ 117‑2.  Powers.

The purpose of said North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority isto secure electrical service for the rural districts of the State where serviceis not now being rendered, and it is hereby empowered to do the following inorder to accomplish that purpose:

(1)        To investigate all applications from communities unserved,or inadequately served, with electrical energy in North Carolina, and todetermine the feasibility of obtaining such service therefor.

(2)        To employ such personnel as shall be necessary to conductsurveys, assist the several communities to organize and finance extensions ofrural distribution lines; to negotiate with power companies and other agenciesfor the supply of electric energy for and on behalf of the rural communitiesthat desire service.

(3)        To contact the power companies and other agencies contiguousto the area and areas desiring service, for the purpose of arranging for theextension by said companies, or other agencies, of service in that communityfor such extension as may be feasible for the power company, or other agency,contiguous to the area to finance itself.

(4)        To make estimates of costs of extension which the powercompany would not be willing to finance and report such findings to thecitizens of the community desiring service or to the corporations organizedunder this Chapter, to be known as "electric membershipcorporations."

(5)        To estimate the service charges which said community wouldhave to set up in addition to the rates for energy as may be found necessary inorder to make extension self‑liquidating.

(6)        To have authority to call upon the Utilities Commission ofthe State to fix such rates and service charges as will be necessary toaccomplish the purpose, and the right to petition the Utilities Commission torequire extension of lines by the power companies when, in its opinion, it isproper and feasible.

(7)        To have the power of eminent domain for the purpose ofcondemning rights‑of‑way for the erection of transmission anddistribution lines, either in its own name, or in its own name on behalf of theelectric membership corporations to be formed as provided by law. For thepurposes of exercising the powers of eminent domain the North Carolina RuralElectrification Authority shall be deemed a private condemnor and shall followthe procedures of Chapter 40A for a private condemnor.

(8)        To have such right and authority to secure for said localcommunities or electric membership corporations as may be set up assistancefrom any agency of the United States government, either by gift or loan, as maybe possible to aid said local community in securing electric energy for saidcommunity.

(9)        To investigate all applications from communities for theformation of electric membership corporations and determine and pass upon thequestion of granting the authority to form such corporations; to provide formsfor making such applications; and to do all things necessary to a properdetermination of the question of establishment of the local electric membershipcorporations.

(10)      To act as agent for any electric membership corporationsformed under direction or permission of the North Carolina RuralElectrification Authority in securing loans or grants from any agency of theUnited States government.

(11)      To prescribe rules and regulations and the necessary blanksfor the electric membership corporations in making applications for grant orloan from any agency of the United States government.

(12)      To do all other acts and things which may be necessary to aidthe rural communities in North Carolina to secure electric energy. (1935, c. 288, s. 2; 1981, c. 919, s. 12.)

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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_117 > GS_117-2

§ 117‑2.  Powers.

The purpose of said North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority isto secure electrical service for the rural districts of the State where serviceis not now being rendered, and it is hereby empowered to do the following inorder to accomplish that purpose:

(1)        To investigate all applications from communities unserved,or inadequately served, with electrical energy in North Carolina, and todetermine the feasibility of obtaining such service therefor.

(2)        To employ such personnel as shall be necessary to conductsurveys, assist the several communities to organize and finance extensions ofrural distribution lines; to negotiate with power companies and other agenciesfor the supply of electric energy for and on behalf of the rural communitiesthat desire service.

(3)        To contact the power companies and other agencies contiguousto the area and areas desiring service, for the purpose of arranging for theextension by said companies, or other agencies, of service in that communityfor such extension as may be feasible for the power company, or other agency,contiguous to the area to finance itself.

(4)        To make estimates of costs of extension which the powercompany would not be willing to finance and report such findings to thecitizens of the community desiring service or to the corporations organizedunder this Chapter, to be known as "electric membershipcorporations."

(5)        To estimate the service charges which said community wouldhave to set up in addition to the rates for energy as may be found necessary inorder to make extension self‑liquidating.

(6)        To have authority to call upon the Utilities Commission ofthe State to fix such rates and service charges as will be necessary toaccomplish the purpose, and the right to petition the Utilities Commission torequire extension of lines by the power companies when, in its opinion, it isproper and feasible.

(7)        To have the power of eminent domain for the purpose ofcondemning rights‑of‑way for the erection of transmission anddistribution lines, either in its own name, or in its own name on behalf of theelectric membership corporations to be formed as provided by law. For thepurposes of exercising the powers of eminent domain the North Carolina RuralElectrification Authority shall be deemed a private condemnor and shall followthe procedures of Chapter 40A for a private condemnor.

(8)        To have such right and authority to secure for said localcommunities or electric membership corporations as may be set up assistancefrom any agency of the United States government, either by gift or loan, as maybe possible to aid said local community in securing electric energy for saidcommunity.

(9)        To investigate all applications from communities for theformation of electric membership corporations and determine and pass upon thequestion of granting the authority to form such corporations; to provide formsfor making such applications; and to do all things necessary to a properdetermination of the question of establishment of the local electric membershipcorporations.

(10)      To act as agent for any electric membership corporationsformed under direction or permission of the North Carolina RuralElectrification Authority in securing loans or grants from any agency of theUnited States government.

(11)      To prescribe rules and regulations and the necessary blanksfor the electric membership corporations in making applications for grant orloan from any agency of the United States government.

(12)      To do all other acts and things which may be necessary to aidthe rural communities in North Carolina to secure electric energy. (1935, c. 288, s. 2; 1981, c. 919, s. 12.)


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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_117 > GS_117-2

§ 117‑2.  Powers.

The purpose of said North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority isto secure electrical service for the rural districts of the State where serviceis not now being rendered, and it is hereby empowered to do the following inorder to accomplish that purpose:

(1)        To investigate all applications from communities unserved,or inadequately served, with electrical energy in North Carolina, and todetermine the feasibility of obtaining such service therefor.

(2)        To employ such personnel as shall be necessary to conductsurveys, assist the several communities to organize and finance extensions ofrural distribution lines; to negotiate with power companies and other agenciesfor the supply of electric energy for and on behalf of the rural communitiesthat desire service.

(3)        To contact the power companies and other agencies contiguousto the area and areas desiring service, for the purpose of arranging for theextension by said companies, or other agencies, of service in that communityfor such extension as may be feasible for the power company, or other agency,contiguous to the area to finance itself.

(4)        To make estimates of costs of extension which the powercompany would not be willing to finance and report such findings to thecitizens of the community desiring service or to the corporations organizedunder this Chapter, to be known as "electric membershipcorporations."

(5)        To estimate the service charges which said community wouldhave to set up in addition to the rates for energy as may be found necessary inorder to make extension self‑liquidating.

(6)        To have authority to call upon the Utilities Commission ofthe State to fix such rates and service charges as will be necessary toaccomplish the purpose, and the right to petition the Utilities Commission torequire extension of lines by the power companies when, in its opinion, it isproper and feasible.

(7)        To have the power of eminent domain for the purpose ofcondemning rights‑of‑way for the erection of transmission anddistribution lines, either in its own name, or in its own name on behalf of theelectric membership corporations to be formed as provided by law. For thepurposes of exercising the powers of eminent domain the North Carolina RuralElectrification Authority shall be deemed a private condemnor and shall followthe procedures of Chapter 40A for a private condemnor.

(8)        To have such right and authority to secure for said localcommunities or electric membership corporations as may be set up assistancefrom any agency of the United States government, either by gift or loan, as maybe possible to aid said local community in securing electric energy for saidcommunity.

(9)        To investigate all applications from communities for theformation of electric membership corporations and determine and pass upon thequestion of granting the authority to form such corporations; to provide formsfor making such applications; and to do all things necessary to a properdetermination of the question of establishment of the local electric membershipcorporations.

(10)      To act as agent for any electric membership corporationsformed under direction or permission of the North Carolina RuralElectrification Authority in securing loans or grants from any agency of theUnited States government.

(11)      To prescribe rules and regulations and the necessary blanksfor the electric membership corporations in making applications for grant orloan from any agency of the United States government.

(12)      To do all other acts and things which may be necessary to aidthe rural communities in North Carolina to secure electric energy. (1935, c. 288, s. 2; 1981, c. 919, s. 12.)