Section 38:37 - Limitation on Purchase, Construction, or Operation of Certain Fossil Fuel FacilitiesI. Except as provided in paragraph II, no municipal electric utility or municipality may, after July 1, 2000, purchase, construct, or operate any fossil fuel plants for the manufacture of electricity and sale to customers beyond the bounds of the municipality.II. Following consultation with the department of environmental services to adequately address present and future environmental impacts, a municipality or a municipal electric utility may petition the department for specific permission for such acquisition, operation, or construction.2000, 293:4, eff. June 21, 2000.