42 U.S.C. § 2373: Transfer to governmental or other legal entity; determination of transferee

the city at the community; the State in which the community is located; any political subdivision or agency of that State; or any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity. the pattern of ownership of the comparable utilities in the State in which the community is located; the ability of the transferee to operate the utility; the probable price of the sale of the utility, the ability of the transferee to pay that price, and any probable expense; the desires of the eligible voters of the community as directly expressed in any vote in any officially recognized procedure or in any procedure established by the Commission; and the benefit to the United States in reducing possible requirements for local assistance as authorized in subchapters VII and VIII of this chapter.