§22-28-8. Exemption from Public Service Commission approval.

All project facilities constructed or improved pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter twenty-four of this code until such time as title to the public facility shall be transferred to the municipal utility or public service district. Nothing herein shall be construed to give the Public Service Commission authority to regulate or intervene in the approval and construction of any project or agreement provided in this article. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the acquisition of a project facility by a municipality or public service district under the provisions of this article shall not require the issuance of a certificate of convenience and necessity from the Public Service Commission.