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fir* i % Los Angeles - July 6, 1951 Mr. Mm, 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 s e 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 s;.me 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 ord er. The C a lifo r n ia P u b lic U t i l i t i e s Act 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 ld e r, d e c is io n , d ire c t io n , ru le or re g u la tio n made o r p re sc rib e d by the com­m ission * * #*• (S e c tio 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 a la t lo 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, th at the "Commission s h a ll have power * * # to f i x Just and reasonable standards, c l a s s i f i c a ­tio n s , r e g u la t io 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 -