(35 ILCS 645/5-4)
Sec. 5-4.
Right to franchise contract.
A municipality shall be entitled
to require a
franchise contract from an electricity deliverer as a condition of allowing
the electricity deliverer
to use any portion of any public right of way within the municipality for the
placement and
maintenance of facilities for distributing, transmitting, or delivering
electricity. Such franchise
contract shall be established by ordinance and shall be valid when accepted in
writing by the
electricity deliverer.
(Source: P.A. 90-561, eff. 8-1-98.)
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