20-6-103. PUBLIC POLICY REGARDING ASSIGNED SERVICE AREAS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES.

It is hereby declared to be in the public interest that, in order to encourage the development of coordinated Reservation-wide electric service at retail price, to eliminate or avoid unnecessary duplication of electric utility facilities, and to promote economical, efficient and adequate electric service to residents of the Reservation, the Rosebud Indian Reservation may, subject to Section § 20-6-104, be divided into geographic service areas within which a specified electric utility shall provide electric service to customers on an exclusive basis.