Extension of facilities

(a) (1) Consolidated systems may extend facilities to serve adjacent or nearby areas without applying for a certificate of convenience and necessity. (2) These systems shall not be limited by the original boundaries of the districts joining in the consolidation. (b) The operations shall be a governmental function of the consolidated systems, and they may not be required to so extend their services. Acts 1959, No. 262, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-738. (a) (1) Consolidated systems may extend facilities to serve adjacent or nearby areas without applying for a certificate of convenience and necessity. (2) These systems shall not be limited by the original boundaries of the districts joining in the consolidation. (1) Consolidated systems may extend facilities to serve adjacent or nearby areas without applying for a certificate of convenience and necessity. (2) These systems shall not be limited by the original boundaries of the districts joining in the consolidation. (b) The operations shall be a governmental function of the consolidated systems, and they may not be required to so extend their services. Acts 1959, No. 262, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-738.