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As used in this section (i) the term “distribution system facilities” shall be deemed to include all facilities necessary to distribute electric utility service to any annexed area but shall not include substations of the public utility whose facilities are being acquired, and (ii) the terms “city” and “town” shall not include a shire, a borough or any other subdivision of a city or town. This section shall not apply to the addition of territory to a city or town by consolidation, merger, or through any other procedure that results in an effective combination with another governmental entity.B\n\nUpon completion of the eminent domain proceedings or upon the negotiation of a settlement between the city or town and the electric utility, the State Corporation Commission shall amend the certificate of convenience and necessity of the public utility whose distribution system facilities have been acquired to reflect the change in its territory.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":294969,"text":"Any city or town in the Commonwealth which provides electric utility service for the use of its residents may, at any time following annexation of additional territory to such city or town, acquire the distribution system facilities of the electric utility serving the annexed area in the manner provided by Title 25.1. As used in this section (i) the term “distribution system facilities” shall be deemed to include all facilities necessary to distribute electric utility service to any annexed area but shall not include substations of the public utility whose facilities are being acquired, and (ii) the terms “city” and “town” shall not include a shire, a borough or any other subdivision of a city or town. 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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 325 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1987, chapter 337; in 1995, chapter 36<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81307,"section_number":"56-231.24","catch_line":"Power to dispose of property","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-231.24\/"},{"id":59749,"section_number":"56-265.4:1","catch_line":"Furnishing of electric public utility service or provision of facilities therefor by municipal corporations and other governmental bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-265.4_1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":249157,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82310,"identifier":"56-265.4:2","token":"56\/10.1\/56-265.4_2","url":"\/56-265.4_2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-265.4_2\/","token":"56\/10.1\/56-265.4_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Extension of service by cities and towns into annexed areas","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-265.4:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any city or town in the Commonwealth which provides electric utility service for the use of its residents may, at any time following annexation of additional territory to such city or town, acquire the distribution system facilities of the electric utility serving the annexed area in the manner provided by Title 25.1. As used in this section (i) the term “distribution system facilities” shall be deemed to include all facilities necessary to distribute electric utility service to any annexed area but shall not include substations of the public utility<\/span> whose facilities are being acquired, and (ii) the terms “city” and “town” shall not include a shire, a borough or any other subdivision of a city or town. This section shall not apply to the addition of territory to a city or town by consolidation<\/span>, merger, or through any other procedure that results in an effective combination with another governmental entity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon completion of the eminent domain proceedings or upon the negotiation of a settlement<\/span> between the city or town and the electric utility, the State Corporation<\/span> Commission<\/span> shall amend<\/span> the certificate of convenience and necessity of the public utility<\/span> whose distribution system facilities have been acquired to reflect the change in its territory. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXTENSION OF SERVICE BY CITIES AND TOWNS INTO ANNEXED AREAS (\u00a7 56-265.4:2)\n\nA. Any city or town in the Commonwealth which provides electric utility service\nfor the use of its residents may, at any time following annexation of additional\nterritory to such city or town, acquire the distribution system facilities of\nthe electric utility serving the annexed area in the manner provided by Title\n25.1. As used in this section (i) the term “distribution system\nfacilities” shall be deemed to include all facilities necessary to\ndistribute electric utility service to any annexed area but shall not include\nsubstations of the public utility whose facilities are being acquired, and (ii)\nthe terms “city” and “town” shall not include a shire, a\nborough or any other subdivision of a city or town. This section shall not apply\nto the addition of territory to a city or town by consolidation, merger, or\nthrough any other procedure that results in an effective combination with\nanother governmental entity.\n\nB. Upon completion of the eminent domain proceedings or upon the negotiation of\na settlement between the city or town and the electric utility, the State\nCorporation Commission shall amend the certificate of convenience and necessity\nof the public utility whose distribution system facilities have been acquired to\nreflect the change in its territory.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 325; 1987, c. 337; 1995, c. 36.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}