Prescriptive easements for electricity delivery.

Summary

The bill gives electric utilities a legal easement over existing distribution or transmission lines that were placed on private land without written agreements, protecting those long‑standing, neighborly arrangements. It applies only to lines installed on or before Jan. 1, 2006 that are visibly present, continuously used, and have no prior written easement. The easement is limited to historic use and a maximum width of 30 feet, and it can be abandoned after three years of non‑use.

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