§269-164 Green infrastructure property. (a) The green infrastructure property shall be created simultaneously with the issuance of the bonds and shall immediately vest in the department, which shall pledge and create a lien on the property, together with all other money in the green infrastructure bond fund, solely and exclusively in favor of bondholders and financing parties, to secure the payment of bonds, amounts payable to financing parties and bondholders, amounts payable under any ancillary agreement, and other financing costs as provided in the financing documents executed by the department. Subject to this subsection, the lien and charge on green infrastructure property and all other moneys in the green infrastructure bond fund for the benefit of any financing party shall be governed by section 39-63.

(b) An electric utility shall have no ownership or beneficial interest in nor any claim or right to the green infrastructure fee, green infrastructure property, green infrastructure equipment, or green infrastructure charge other than the obligation to bill and collect the green infrastructure fee and green infrastructure charge as agent for the department or any financing party and remit the collected revenue to the department or such financing party entitled to receive those surcharges in accordance with the financing order. The public utilities commission shall ensure that all reasonable costs incurred by electric utilities to implement the green infrastructure fee may be recovered as part of the electric utility's revenue requirement, including necessary billing system adjustments, costs arising out of the billing and collection of the green infrastructure fee, and any costs for the green infrastructure fee that are not recovered otherwise. The green infrastructure fee or green infrastructure property shall not be considered revenue of any electric utility.

(c) The obligation of any electric utility customer to pay the green infrastructure fee or green infrastructure charge and, notwithstanding subsection (b), the obligation of the electric utility to collect and remit the green infrastructure fee or green infrastructure charge shall not be subject to any setoff, counterclaim, surcharge, or defense by the electric utility or by any electric utility customer, or in connection with a bankruptcy of any electric utility or any electric utility customer. [L 2013, c 211, pt of §3]