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s Los Angeles - July 6, 1951 WM. R. JUL 6 1351 Mr. Wm. Reinhardt (2 ) In connection with our d isc u ssio n r e la t i v e to p o s s i b i l i t y o f f i l i n g an a p p lic a tio n with the Nevada P u b lic Service Commission re q u e stin g perm ission to discon tin ue extension o f our se rv ic e s to new a p p lic ­an ts f o r w ater: I checked the P u b lic U t i l i t i e s Acts o f the States o f Utah, Nevada and C a lifo r n ia and fin d they are s u b s ta n tia lly the same with re sp e ct to the power o r absence o f d e fin it e power in the governing body o f the re sp e c tiv e sta te s to make such an o rd er. The C a lifo r n ia P u b lic U t i l i t i e s Aet p ro v id e s: (S ec tio n 3 0 ): "Every p u b lic u t i l i t y s h a ll obey and comply with each and every requirement o f every o rd e r, d e c is io n , d ire c t io n , r u le or re g u la tio n made or p re sc rib e d by the com­m ission * * (S ectio n 4 6 ( a ) ): "The commission s h a ll have power * * * to a sc e rta in and f i x Just and reasonable standards, c la s s if ic a t io n s , r e g u la t io n s , p r a c t ic e s , measurements, or se rv ic e to be fu rn ish ed * * * by a l l * * * water and heat corp oration s * * * and to e s ta b lis h reason­a b le r u le s , re g u la tio n s * * The Utah law p ro v id e s, in Section 76-4-18 o f the Code o f Utah, that the "Commission s h a ll have power * * * to f i x ju s t and reason able standards, c l a s s i f i c a ­tio n s , re g u la tio n s , p ra c tic e s , measurements o r se rv ic e s to be fu rn ish ed by a l l e le c t r i c a l , gas and w ater cor­p o ra tio n s * * -1 -