(a)As used in this chapter the following words and
phrases and any variations thereof shall have the following
meaning:
(i)"Communication service" means the transmission of
intelligence by electrical means, including, but not limited to
telephone, telegraph, messenger-call, clock, police, fire alarm
and traffic control circuits or the transmission of standard
television or radio signals;
(ii)"Electric service" means the distribution of
electricity for heat, light or power;
(iii)"Convert" or "conversion" means the removal of
all or any part of any existing overhead electric or
communications facilities and the replacement thereof with
underground electric or communication facilities constructed at
the same or different locations;
(iv)"Electric or communication facilities" means any
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(a) As used in this chapter the following words and
phrases and any variations thereof shall have the following
meaning:
(i) "Communication service" means the transmission of
intelligence by electrical means, including, but not limited to
telephone, telegraph, messenger-call, clock, police, fire alarm
and traffic control circuits or the transmission of standard
television or radio signals;
(ii) "Electric service" means the distribution of
electricity for heat, light or power;
(iii) "Convert" or "conversion" means the removal of
all or any part of any existing overhead electric or
communications facilities and the replacement thereof with
underground electric or communication facilities constructed at
the same or different locations;
(iv) "Electric or communication facilities" means any
works or improvements used or useful in providing electric or
communication service, including, but not limited to, poles,
supports, tunnels, manholes, vaults, conduits, pipes, wires,
conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces,
transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches, capacitors,
protective devices, meters, communication circuits, appliances,
attachments, and appurtenances. "Electric facilities" shall not
include any facilities used or intended to be used for the
transmission of electric energy at nominal voltages in excess of
twenty-three thousand (23,000) volts. "Communication facilities"
shall not include facilities used for the transmission of
intelligence by microwave or radio, apparatus cabinets or
outdoor public telephones;
(v) "Overhead electric or communication facilities"
means electric or communication facilities located, in whole or
in part, above the surface of the ground;
(vi) "Underground electric or communication
facilities" means electric or communication facilities located,
in whole or in part, beneath the surface of the ground or
facilities within the confines of a power substation.
"Communication facilities" shall not include facilities used or
intended to be used for the transmission of intelligence by
microwave or radio or outdoor public telephones. "Underground
facilities" shall include certain facilities which remain above
the surface in accordance with standard underground practices,
such as transformers, pull boxes, service terminals, meters,
pedestal terminals, splice closures, apparatus cabinets and
similar facilities;
(vii) "Public utility" means any one (1) or more
public or private persons or corporations that provide electric
or communication service to the public by means of electric or
communication facilities and includes any city, county, special
district, or public corporation that provides electric or
communication service to the public by means of electric or
communication facilities; and as used herein this definition
shall include legal entities that are not otherwise classified
as public utilities and the inclusion of such other entities
herein shall not affect their status under any other law or
laws;
(viii) "Governing body" means the board of
commissioners or city council or board of trustees as may be
appropriate depending on whether the improvement district is
located in a county or within a city or town;
(ix) "Resolution" shall be construed to mean
ordinance where the governing body properly acts by ordinance,
and resolution where the governing body properly acts by
resolution.