(a) If the court enters a decree dissolving an electric membership corporation, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court to cause a certified copy of the decree to be filed with the Secretary of State. No fee shall be charged by the Secretary of State for the filing of this certified copy or for giving the notice required by subsection (b) of this Code section.

(b) The Secretary of State shall give notice of the decree dissolving the electric membership corporation and of the date of its entry to:

(1) The clerk of the superior court of the county where the electric membership corporation's last known registered office or principal office, as shown by the records of the Secretary of State, is situated, if such decree has been entered by the superior court of another county; and

(2) The clerk of the superior court of the county where the electric membership corporation's articles of incorporation were filed, if such decree has been entered by the superior court of another county.

No fee shall be charged by such clerks for receiving and filing the notice required by this subsection.