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"SECTION 1. IC 8-1-38 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2008]:
Chapter 38. Electric Utility Tree Trimming Practices
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "affected property owner"
means the record owner of real property on which a utility plans
to perform tree trimming.
(b) The term does not include a property owner that is a
governmental unit.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "tree trimming" means:
(1) the trimming or pruning of one (1) or more trees; or
(2) the cutting down and removal of one (1) or more trees.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "utility" refers to any of the
following:
(1) A public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)).
(2) A municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(h)).
(3) A corporation organized under IC 8-1-13.
(4) A corporation organized under IC 23-17 that:
(A) is an electric cooperative; and
(B) has at least one (1) member that is a corporation
organized under IC 8-1-13.
Sec. 4. A utility shall, not more than ninety (90) days before and
not less than seventy-five (75) days before a planned tree trimming,
notify each affected property owner of the exact date and estimated
time when the utility will perform the planned tree trimming.
Sec. 5. (a) The utility shall attempt to resolve any issues raised
by an affected property owner before the planned tree trimming.
(b) The utility shall inform the affected property owner of
alternatives to the planned tree trimming.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB 43 as printed February 22, 2008.)
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