Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 384 (BDR 58-1494)
Proposed by: Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Amends: Summary: Yes Title: Yes Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:
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Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 3 through 16 and inserting:
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1. If an electric utility places wires carrying high voltage on, over or under private property without the written permission of the owner, the owner is entitled to compensation for the presence, and any hazard resulting from the presence, of the wires. The owner may recover this compensation within 15 years after he discovers that the wires were placed or that high voltage is being carried by wires previously placed.2. If the utility’s failure to negotiate in good faith causes the owner to seek legal action to recover compensation, the owner is also entitled to recover his costs and attorney’s fees in bringing the action.
3. As used in this section, "high voltage" means voltage greater than 240 volts.".
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 2 and renumbering sec. 3 as sec. 2.
Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 23 through 28 and inserting:
"Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.".
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
"AN ACT relating to utilities; requiring an electric utility that places high-voltage wires on private property without the owner’s permission to pay compensation to the owner; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
"SUMMARY—Requires electric utility that places high-voltage wires on private property without owner’s permission to pay compensation to owner. (BDR 58-1494)".