Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

CHAPTER 5. POWER AND ENERGY COMPANIES

Part 1. Territorial Integrity for Electric Suppliers

Definitions

69-5-121. Definitions. As used in 69-5-122, 69-5-123, and this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Added structure" means any outbuildings, improvements, irrigation pumps, facilities, or other structures located on a small customer's property.

(2) "Commercial structure" means a building used for commercial purposes.

(3) "Contractor" means a person who submits a proposal to construct or enters into a contract to construct an extension and who is licensed, insured, a member of the national electrical contractors association, and experienced in comparable construction.

(4) "Electric utility" means:

(a) a public utility regulated by the public service commission pursuant to Title 69, chapter 3, that provides electrical service for heat, light, or power to a small customer; or

(b) a utility qualifying as a rural electric cooperative pursuant to Title 35, chapter 18, that provides electrical service for heat, light, or power to a small customer.

(5) "Extension" means any works or improvements necessary to connect a residential, commercial, or added structure of a small customer to an electric utility's distribution or transmission system.

(6) "Residential structure" means a single-family house, trailer, manufactured home, or mobile home, excluding any outbuildings, improvements, irrigation pumps, facilities, or other structures located on the property.

(7) "Small customer" has the meaning provided in 69-3-2003.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 248, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 440, L. 2017.