§ 5-202. Actions affecting franchises  


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  •    Without prior authorization of the Commission, a public service company may not:

       (1) assign, lease, or transfer a franchise or a right under a franchise;

       (2) enter into any agreement or contract that materially affects a franchise or a right under a franchise; or

       (3) abandon or discontinue the exercise of a franchise or a right as a whole or in part.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 78, § 24(b)(1), (3); 1998, ch. 8, § 2.