1. (1) This chapter does not limit a power that a local entity has under other applicable law to:

   1. (a) make an improvement or provide a service;
   2. (b) create a district;
   3. (c) levy an assessment or tax; or
   4. (d) issue a bond or a refunding bond.
2. (2) If there is a conflict between a provision of this chapter and any other statutory provision, the provision of this chapter governs.

3. (3) After January 1, 2017, a local entity or the C-PACE district may create an energy assessment area within the certificated service territory of a public electrical utility for the installation of a clean energy system with a nameplate rating of:

   1. (a) no more than 2.0 megawatts; or
   2. (b) more than 2.0 megawatts to serve load that the public electrical utility does not already serve.

Amended by Chapter 53, 2024 General Session