STEAM HEAT DISCONTINUED; NOTICE; COST TO CONVERT.

451.09 STEAM HEAT DISCONTINUED; NOTICE; COST TO CONVERT. § Subdivision 1.By utility board, with council approval. A public utilities board or commission that operates a steam heat system in a home rule charter city may discontinue the system in whole or part if the city council approves. § Subd. 2.May pay to convert. If the council approves, the board or commission may spend money to pay those whose service is discontinued to convert to another type of heat system. § Subd. 3.Supersedes other law, charter. This section applies notwithstanding a contrary city charter or other law. § Subd. 4.Exceptions: Austin, Marshall, Virginia. Subdivisions 1 to 3 do not apply to the cities of Austin, Marshall, and Virginia. § Subd. 5.Two years' notice. A public utilities board or commission that operates a steam heat system in a home rule charter city must give the commissioner of employment and economic development two years' notice of its intended date to discontinue the system. History: 1969 c 796 s 1; 1976 c 44 s 46; Ex1979 c 2 s 41; 1981 c 356 s 221; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1988 c 469 art 6 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1