No cooperative electric association which has voted to exempt itself from the 'Public Utilities Law', articles 1 to 7 of this title, and to be subject to the provisions of this part 1 shall be required to pay to the public utilities commission the fees imposed by the provisions of article 2 of this title; except that, for any year in which the commission is required, pursuant to section 40-9.5-105 or 40-9.5-113, to act with respect to an exempt cooperative electric association, such exempt association shall pay to the commission actual and necessary costs not to exceed twenty-five percent of the fees that it would have been liable for under the provisions of article 2 of this title if regulated by the commission.L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1572, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1304, § 1, effective April 30. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1163, § 9, effective May 27.