SB1150 - 552R

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 9-467, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE9-467. Building permits; issuance; distribution of copies; state preemption; utilities; electrical capacity; subsequent owner; limitation; definitions

A. Any municipality requiring the issuance of a building permit shall transmit one copy of the permit to the county assessor and one copy to the director of the department of revenue. Permit copies shall provide the permit number, issue date and parcel number. On the issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the certificate of completion or on the expiration or cancellation of the permit, the assessor and the department of revenue shall be notified in writing or in electronic format of the permit number, parcel number, issue date and completion date.

B. The regulation of a utility provider's authority to operate and serve customers is a matter of statewide concern. The regulation of building permits as it relates to a building permit applicant's ability to use a utility provider that is capable and authorized to provide utility service is allowed solely in accordance with subsections C and D of this section. A building permit applicant's ability to use a utility provider that is capable and authorized to provide utility service is not subject to further regulation by a municipality.

C. A municipality requiring the issuance of a building permit may not deny a permit application based on the utility provider proposed to provide utility service to the project.

D. A municipality issuing a building permit shall ensure that all applicable permits and associated fees assessed on a building permit applicant contain requirements and amounts that do not exceed the requirements and amounts for use of other utility providers and do not have the effect of restricting a the permit applicant's ability to use the services of a utility provider that is capable and authorized to provide utility service.

E. A municipality may not require an applicant for a building permit to hold a transaction privilege tax license or business license as a condition for issuing the building permit. A city or town municipality may require a person that has been issued a building permit and that does not otherwise hold a business license from the municipality to apply for a business license within thirty days after issuing the building permit.

f. A municipality may not issue a residential structure building permit for a single-family structure if the residential structure does not have a 208/240-volt, fifty-ampere, NEMA 14-50 branch circuit with a dedicated outlet to charge an electric vehicle in the residential structure's garage or within ten feet of a parking space on the outside of the residential structure. This subsection does not apply to any of the following:

1. A manufactured home.

2. A residential structure that is less than one thousand square feet.

3. A residential structure in which off-street parking is not provided.

4. A residential structure in which the addition of a fifty-ampere circuit would require the main service to exceed two hundred ampere.

F. g. If a person has constructed a building or an addition to a building without obtaining a building permit, a municipality shall not require a subsequent owner to obtain a permit for the construction or addition done by the prior owner before issuing a permit for a building addition except that this section does not prohibit a municipality from enforcing an applicable ordinance or code provision that affects the public health or safety.

G. h. This section does not prohibit a municipality from recovering reasonable costs associated with reviewing and issuing a building permit.

H. i. This section does not affect any authority of a municipality to manage or operate a municipally owned utility.

I. j. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Municipality" means a city or town organized in accordance with law, including a home rule or charter city.

2. "Utility service" means water, wastewater, natural gas, including propane gas, or electric service provided to an end user. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 11-321, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE11-321. Building permits; issuance; state preemption; utilities; distribution of copies; electrical capacity; subsequent owner; limitation; definition

A. Except in those cities and towns that have an ordinance relating to the issuance of issuing building permits, the board of supervisors shall require a building permit for any construction of a building or an addition to a building exceeding a cost of $1,000 within its jurisdiction. The building permit shall be filed with the board of supervisors or its designated agent.

C. A county may not deny a permit application based on the utility provider proposed to provide utility service to the project.

D. A county issuing a building permit shall ensure that all applicable permits and associated fees assessed on a building permit applicant contain requirements and amounts that do not exceed the requirements and amounts for use of other utility providers and do not have the effect of restricting a the permit applicant's ability to use the services of a utility provider that is capable and authorized to provide utility service.

E. The board of supervisors may not require an applicant for a building permit to hold a transaction privilege tax license or business license as a condition for issuing the building permit.

F. Where deemed of public convenience, the board of supervisors shall allow the application for and the issuance of building permits by mail.

G. One copy of the building permit required by the terms of subsection A of this section shall be transmitted to the county assessor and one copy shall be transmitted to the director of the department of revenue. The permit copy provided to the assessor and the department of revenue shall have the permit number, the issue date and the parcel number for which the permit is issued. On the issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the certificate of completion or on the expiration or cancellation of the permit, the assessor and the department of revenue shall be notified in writing or in electronic format of the permit number, parcel number, issue date and completion date.

h. The board of supervisors may not issue a residential structure building permit for a single-family structure if the residential structure does not have a 208/240-volt, fifty-ampere, NEMA 14-50 branch circuit with a dedicated outlet to charge an electric vehicle in the residential structure's garage or within ten feet of a parking space on the outside of the residential structure. This subsection does not apply to any of the following:

1. A manufactured home.

2. A residential structure that is less than one thousand square feet.

3. A residential structure in which off-street parking is not provided.

4. A residential structure in which the addition of a fifty-ampere circuit would require the main service to exceed two hundred ampere.

H. i. If a person has constructed a building or an addition to a building without obtaining a building permit, a county shall not require a subsequent owner to obtain a permit for the construction or addition done by the prior owner before issuing a permit for a building addition except that this section does not prohibit a county from enforcing an applicable ordinance or code provision that affects the public health or safety.

I. j. This section does not prohibit a county from recovering reasonable costs associated with reviewing and issuing a building permit.

J. k. This section does not affect any authority of a county to manage or operate a county-owned utility.

K. l. For the purposes of this section, "utility service" means water, wastewater, natural gas, including propane gas, or electric service provided to an end user. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Electric vehicle-ready homes pilot program; requirements; report; delayed repeal

A. The department of administration shall conduct a two-year electric vehicle-ready homes pilot program.

B. The department shall reimburse the owner of a single-family or multifamily residential structure the cost of installing a high voltage electrical outlet for the purpose of charging an electric vehicle.

C. The program shall provide for the following:

1. Guidelines and standards to install an electrical outlet for the purpose of charging an electric vehicle.

2. Reimbursement for the actual cost to install the outlet, but not to exceed $1,000, until the appropriation is exhausted.

3. A person is not eligible for reimbursement if the person has received monies for installing electrical outlets or charging stations for electric vehicles from a utility.

D. The department may adopt policies and procedures to carry out the purposes of this pilot program.

E. On or before December 31, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor detailing the results of the pilot program and any revenues and costs associated with the program. The department shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state.

F. This section is repealed from and after September 30, 2025.

Sec. 4. Appropriation; department of administration; electric vehicle-ready homes pilot program

The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the department of administration for the purposes of the electric vehicle-ready homes pilot program established by this act.