Section 40-33-30 - Right of municipal electric utilities and municipal power agencies to construct, own, and maintain electric transmission lines1. For purposes of this section, the terms electric transmission provider, electric transmission line, and electric public utility, have the same meanings as in section 49-03-01.5. Municipal power agency has the meaning provided in section 40-33.2-02 and also includes a municipal power agency of which any municipality in this state is a member.2. Except as provided in subsection 3, an electric transmission provider or designee may not construct an electric transmission line interconnecting with an existing electric transmission line owned, leased, or operated by a municipal utility or municipal power agency, unless the electric transmission provider or designee has provided written notice to the municipal utility or municipal power agency of its intention to do so. If the municipal utility or municipal power agency provides written notification to the electric transmission provider or designee within one hundred eighty days from receipt of the written notice under this subsection, that the municipal utility or municipal power agency is willing and able to construct and operate a similar electric transmission line, the municipal utility or municipal power agency shall have the right to construct said line.3. If an electric transmission line would interconnect facilities owned, leased, or operated by a municipal utility or municipal power agency and facilities owned, leased, or operated by a rural electric cooperative or an electric public utility doing business in this state the following conditions apply: a. The municipal utility or municipal power agency and the rural electric cooperative or the electric public utility shall attempt to agree on all terms and conditions, including design, construction, ownership, and operation of the electric transmission line.b. If parties are unable to agree, this subsection does not compel a party to participate in the project or be construed as a waiver by any party of its right to establish and enforce any requirements for interconnection of transmission facilities to its transmission system.Added by S.L. 2015, ch. 85 (HB 1382),§ 2, eff. 8/1/2015 and applicable to any electric transmission line that is scheduled to begin being constructed after 12/31/2015.