§37-12-3. Rules and regulations governing.

In furtherance of the policy set forth in Section 37-12-2, the rules and regulations relating to cogeneration facilities and cogenerators in the State of Alabama and the treatment of such facilities and cogenerators with respect to the capacity and energy produced in such facilities shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the regulations relating thereto which have been promulgated as of July 6, 1983 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Sections 201 and 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, ("PURPA"), 16 U.S.C. §796(17)-(22) and 16 U.S.C. §824 a-3 (Supp. V); such regulations being embodied in 18 Code of Federal Regulations Sections 292.101 through 292.602. Said regulations are incorporated by reference as if fully set out herein. A copy of said regulations, as complied and published in 18 Code of Federal Regulations Part 292 as of July 6, 1983 and incorporated in a volume entitled "Regulations Relating to Cogeneration Facilities Adopted for the State of Alabama," shall be maintained by the secretary of the Alabama Public Service Commission.

(Acts 1983, No. 83-574, p. 880, §3; Acts 1984, No. 84-259, p. 431, §1.)