General Municipal Law 361 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 360 Powers granted to municipal corporations to establish, own and operate certain public utility services up ARTICLE 14-A Gas and Electric Service next SECTION 362 Financing the cost of public utility service Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 361 Service beyond territorial limits General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 14-A § 361. Service beyond territorial limits. 1. Whenever a surplus of such public utility service exists over the amount thereof required by the municipal corporation and the residents thereof, such municipality may sell such surplus outside the municipal corporation to persons, public or private corporations or other municipal corporations. Any such municipal corporation, by agreement with any other municipal corporation which is authorized to exercise the powers specified in the preceding section, may extend such service to such other municipal corporation under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between them provided that if at the time of such extension, a public utility service is actually being furnished in such other municipal corporation, such extension shall not be effected without the approval of the public service commission. 2. Agreements may also be made between two or more municipal corporations, authorized as provided in this article to exercise the powers specified in the preceding section, for the joint ownership, leasing, construction, acquisition, use or operation of a public utility service, within the combined territorial limits of such contracting parties. The method of operation of and the rates, rentals and charges for such service and the procedure for their collection shall be fixed by such agreements.