Jurisdiction of commission

Except as otherwise provided in Part 1 of Article 1 of this chapter, the ‘‘Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act,’’ electric membership corporations shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the commission. (Code 1933, § 34C-1802, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 1.) 46-3-178. Intent of article as regards authority of electric membership corporations to own or operate cable television systems. It is the intention of the General Assembly that nothing in this article shall be construed so as to authorize any electric membership corporation to own or operate a cable television system. (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 2.) 201 Page: 202 Job Path: @mfgmic/west/stcodes/ga/repl/qj04040.63 Date: 06/30/04 Time: 20:53:36 0000 42051-21 (QS) GA 04 RV34 -- 3rd RUN 46-3-179 PUBLIC UTILITIES, ETC. 46-3-200 46-3-179. Validity of transactions entered into before July 1, 1981; preservation of rights, duties, and interests arising from such transactions. Transactions validly entered into before July 1, 1981, and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from them shall remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by any statute repealed by this article as though such repeal had not occurred. (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 3.) 46-3-180. Effect of article on cause of action, liability, penalty, or special proceeding accrued, existing, incurred, or pending as of July 1, 1981. The repeal of a prior Act by this article shall not affect any cause of action, liability, penalty, or action or special proceeding which is accrued, existing, incurred, or pending on July 1, 1981; but the same may be asserted, enforced, prosecuted, or defended as if the prior Act had not been repealed. (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 4.) 46-3-181. Reservation of power by General Assembly.