(a) Notwithstanding § 58-8-111(b), a governmental utility system that is a responding party is eligible for reimbursement and entitled to one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement of eligible costs after the state of emergency is declared.(b) For purposes of a governmental utility system that is a responding party, 'then-prevailing wages, including benefits and overtime' in § 58-8-111(c) means the present wage structure, including benefits and overtime, of the governmental utility system that is a responding party.(c) For purposes of this section, 'governmental utility system' means a governmental entity that provides electric, gas, sewer, water, wastewater, telephone, cable or other like service, or any combination of these services, and is limited to these operations of the governmental entity and does not extend to other operations or functions of the governmental entity.(d) Notwithstanding § 58-8-111, governmental utility systems and nongovernmental utilities that enter into mutual assistance agreements for the purposes of providing aid or assistance to one another are eligible for reimbursement of all out-of-pocket costs incurred by the responding party.Acts 2004, ch. o mutual assistance agreements for the purposes of providing aid or assistance to one another are eligible for reimbursement of all out-of-pocket costs incurred by the responding party.Acts 2004, ch. 743, §1; 2009 , ch. 388, § 1.
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