3-25-2. Gas or geothermal utility; authorization to acquire; charges.
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A. A municipality may, if a satisfactory supply is not otherwise obtainable as determined, by ordinance, acquire and operate natural gas or geothermal energy facilities for the distribution of natural gas or heat.
B. A municipality owning and operating a gas utility shall measure the gas used by the person receiving the service by volume or energy content.
C. A municipality owning and operating a geothermal utility shall measure the heat used by the person receiving the service by fluid volume and temperature or energy content.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-24-2, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1985, ch. 81, § 3.