The separate agreements listed below which have heretofore been entered into between, or negotiated between retail electric suppliers, have been reviewed by the legislature, determined to be in the public interest and found not to be inconsistent with the purposes and policies set forth in this article. In areas to which these agreements are applicable, the procedures for elimination and prevention of duplication of electric distribution facilities set forth in these agreements shall govern. The following agreements are therefore mandated by the State of Alabama to be applicable:
(1)Agreement between Cherokee Electric Cooperative (successor to Cherokee County Electric Membership Corporation) and Alabama Power Company dated June 5, 1940.
(2)Agreement among the City of Bessemer, Alabama, A
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The separate agreements listed below which have heretofore been entered into between, or negotiated between retail electric suppliers, have been reviewed by the legislature, determined to be in the public interest and found not to be inconsistent with the purposes and policies set forth in this article. In areas to which these agreements are applicable, the procedures for elimination and prevention of duplication of electric distribution facilities set forth in these agreements shall govern. The following agreements are therefore mandated by the State of Alabama to be applicable:
(1) Agreement between Cherokee Electric Cooperative (successor to Cherokee County Electric Membership Corporation) and Alabama Power Company dated June 5, 1940.
(2) Agreement among the City of Bessemer, Alabama, Alabama Power Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority dated August 12, 1971.
(3) Agreement between the City of Tarrant City, Alabama and Alabama Power Company dated June 8, 1983 regarding electric service areas in and around Tarrant City, Alabama.
(4) Agreement between Alabama Power Company and Covington Electric Cooperative dated as of January 2, 1984 regarding electric service areas in Enterprise, Alabama.
(5) Agreement between Alabama Power Company and Dixie Electric Cooperative dated as of January 2, 1984 regarding electric service areas in Montgomery and Union Springs, Alabama.
(6) Agreement between Alabama Power Company and Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative dated as of January 2, 1984 regarding electric service areas in Lincoln, Alabama.
(7) Agreement between Alabama Power Company and Pea River Electric Cooperative dated January 2, 1984 regarding electric service areas in Ozark, Alabama.
(8) Agreement between Alabama Power Company and Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative dated as of January 2, 1984 regarding electric service in areas of Randolph and Tallapoosa Counties, Alabama.
(9) Agreement among Covington Electric Cooperative, the City of Elba, Alabama and the City of Elba Water and Electric Board dated as of January 2, 1984 regarding electric service in and around Elba, Alabama.
(10) Agreement between Alabama Power Company and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative dated as of January 2, 1984 regarding electric service areas in Flomaton and Brewton, Alabama.
(11) Agreement between South Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. and the City of Troy, Alabama dated as of October 14, 1983 regarding electric service in areas around Troy, Alabama.
(12) Agreement between the Utilities Board of the City of Cullman and the Cullman Electric Cooperative dated November 5, 1954.
Subsequent to April 26, 1984, suppliers shall be permitted to enter into mutual agreements, approved by the respective governing bodies of all suppliers, affected by the agreement respecting the nonduplication of lines, that are consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in this article; provided, however, that no subsequent agreement shall be valid unless and until it has been reviewed and approved by the legislature and the legislature’s approval has been evidenced by an amendment to this section of the article enacted prior to July 1, 1985.