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The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 102)
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§ 102. Petition; hearing; certificate
(a) Before the articles of incorporation are transmitted to the Secretary of State, the
incorporators shall petition the Public Utility Commission to determine whether the
establishment and maintenance of the corporation will promote the general good of
the State and shall at that time file a copy of any petition with the Department.
The Department, within 12 days, shall review the petition and file a recommendation
regarding the petition in the same manner as is set forth in subsection 225(b) of this title. The recommendation shall set forth reasons why the petition shall be accepted without
hearing or shall request that a hearing on the petition be scheduled. If the Department
requests a hearing on the petition, or if the Commission deems a hearing necessary,
it shall appoint a time and place either remotely accessible or in the county where
the proposed corporation is to have its principal office for hearing the petition.
Notice of the hearing shall be given in accordance with section 10 of this title and shall be published on the Commission’s website and once in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county in which the proposed corporation is to have its principal
office. The website notice shall be maintained through the date of the hearing. The
newspaper notice shall include an internet address where more information regarding
the petition may be viewed. The Department of Public Service, through the Director
for Public Advocacy, shall represent the public at the hearing.
(b) If the Commission finds that the establishment and maintenance of the proposed corporation
will promote the general good of the State, it shall give the incorporators a certificate
to that effect under its seal.
(c) For good cause, after an opportunity for hearing, the Commission may amend or revoke
any certificate awarded under the provisions of this section. If any certificate is
revoked, the corporation shall no longer have authority to conduct any business that
is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, whether or not regulation has been
reduced or suspended under section 226a or 227a of this title. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. Feb. 1, 1981; 1987, No. 87, § 4; 1995, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2023, No. 33, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 351, eff. July 1, 2024; 2023, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 30, 2024.)