(a) Merger, consolidation or division.--Any two or more electric cooperative corporations may merge, consolidate or divide but only if the surviving or resulting corporation is a corporation existing under this chapter. Every merger, consolidation or division shall be proposed by the adoption by the board of directors of a resolution approving the plan of merger, consolidation or division and directing that the plan be submitted to a vote of the members entitled to vote thereon at a regular or special meeting of the members.

(b) Sale of assets.--An electric cooperative corporation may sell, lease, lease-sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets only when authorized by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of the corporation.

(1) The plan of asset transfer shall set forth the terms and conditions of the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition or may authorize the board of directors to fix any or all of the terms and conditions, including the consideration to be received by the corporation therefor.

(2) Prior to submission for consideration by the members of the corporation, the board of directors of the corporation shall first give all other domestic electric cooperative corporations an opportunity to submit competing proposals. Such opportunity shall be in the form of a written notice to such corporations, which notice shall be attached to a copy of the proposal which the corporation has already received. Such corporations shall be given not less than 30 days during which to submit competing proposals, and the actual minimum period within which proposals are to be submitted shall be stated in the written notice given to them.

(3) Within 30 days after expiration of the notice period set by the board of directors under paragraph (2), written notice of the special meeting to consider and take action on the plan of asset transfer and expressing in detail each of the proposals shall be given to each member of the corporation. The special meeting shall not be held sooner than 30 days after the giving of such notice to the members.

(4) After a plan of asset transfer has been authorized by the members, the board of directors, in its discretion, may abandon the sale, lease, lease-sale, exchange or other disposition, subject to the rights of third parties under any contracts relating thereto, without further action or approval by the members.