REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; certificate; environmental compatibility

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

HB 2774

Introduced by

Representative Carbone

AN ACT

amending section 40-360.03, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to public service corporations.

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

Section 1. Section 40-360.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE40-360.03. Application for certificate of environmental compatibility before construction of facilities; electronic format; rules; exception

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, every utility that plans to construct a plant or transmission line, or both, in this state shall first file with the commission an application for a certificate of environmental compatibility. The application shall be in a form prescribed by the commission and shall be accompanied by information with respect to the proposed type of facilities and description of the site, including the areas of jurisdiction affected and the estimated cost of the proposed facilities and site. The application shall also be accompanied by a receipt that evidences payment of the appropriate fee required by section 40-360.09.  The commission shall promptly refer the application and accompanying information to the chairman chairperson of the committee for the committee's review and decision.  The application and accompanying information may be submitted to the commission in an electronic format.  The commission may adopt rules to accept electronic filings under this section and to ensure that proper notice is provided electronically to interested parties.

B. A utility may replace a conductor or wire on a transmission line or may replace an existing transmission line structure or structures with a new transmission line structure or structures without seeking a new certificate of environmental compatibility and without holding a hearing under this article if the replacement is on a transmission line that previously received a certificate of environmental compatibility or that was in use or authorized before August 13, 1971. All replacement conductors or structures shall comply with the terms and conditions of the applicable existing certificate of environmental compatibility. END_STATUTE