| | | Sec. 27. 35-A MRSA §§1511 and 1512 are enacted to read: |
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| | | §1511.__Revocation; suspension |
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| | | The commission may, in an adjudicatory proceeding, suspend or | | revoke the authority of a public utility to provide service upon | | a finding that the public utility is unfit to provide safe, | | adequate and reliable service at rates that are just and | | reasonable.__The commission shall provide notice and a reasonable | | opportunity for the public utility to comply with its obligations | | under this Title prior to suspending or revoking the authority of | | a public utility to provide service pursuant to this section.__ | | The authority granted in this section is in addition to the | | commission's authority under section 1321. |
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| | | §1512.__Unauthorized service |
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| | | The commission may order any person to cease and desist from | | providing service if it finds that the person has not obtained | | commission authorization to provide the service as required by | | this Title.__The commission may impose the sanctions and | | penalties of this chapter upon any person that provides service | | without first obtaining commission authorization as required by | | this Title. |
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| | | Sec. 28. 35-A MRSA §2102, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. | | A, §6, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Approval required. Except as provided in subsection 2 and | in section 4507, no | | services set out in section 2101 in or to any municipality in or | | to which another public utility is furnishing or is authorized to | | furnish a similar service without the approval of the commission. | | The commission may condition approval upon the submission of a | | bond or other financial security if the commission determines | | that such a requirement is necessary to ensure that a public | | utility has the financial ability to meet its obligations under | | this Title. |
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| | | Sec. 29. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 316, §3, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 7.__Penalties.__The commission may impose administrative | | penalties upon a competitive electricity provider in accordance | | with chapter 15. |
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| | | Sec. 30. 35-A MRSA §3206-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. | | G, §4, is amended to read: |
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