HB844
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 96 to define "municipal interlocal gas utility"; provide that a municipal interlocal gas utility is exempt from the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission and KRS Chapter 278 exempt as provided in KRS 278.495; authorize a municipal interlocal gas utility to determine its own service territory through official acts of its governing authority; allow a municipal interlocal gas utility to have the primary right to provide service in…
Introduced: March 3, 2026
Last action: March 25, 2026
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This bill creates a new type of natural gas utility that can be formed when multiple local governments work together, called a "municipal interlocal gas utility." These jointly run utilities would be allowed to set their own service areas, have the first right to serve new customers in those areas, and take over existing gas systems through eminent domain if needed. They would also be exempt from oversight by the state Public Service Commission, meaning…
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