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REFERENCE TITLE: line siting; interstate transmission lines |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SB 1547 |
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Introduced by Senator Melvin
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AN ACT
Amending title 40, chapter 2, article 6.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 40‑360.14; relating to power plant and transmission line siting.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 40, chapter 2, article 6.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 40-360.14, to read:
40-360.14. Applicability of article; high voltage interstate transmission lines; certificate of environmental compatibility
A. This article does not apply to a person who is contemplating construction of an interstate transmission line that will be operating at or above one hundred fifteen volts in this state and that has been the subject of a national environmental policy act process that has caused the issuance of a final environmental impact statement in the federal register by the lead federal agency conducting the analysis.
B. A person who meets the requirements prescribed in subsection A shall file with docket control of the commission evidence of the issuance of a final environmental impact statement in the federal register. The commission shall hold a public meeting at which the commission may take public comment and, within seventy‑five days after the filing with docket control, may issue a certificate of environmental compatibility to the person that states that the project has complied with the line siting laws of this state and that the project may be constructed and operated in this state after obtaining any other necessary permits and licenses required from appropriate jurisdictions in this state. The certificate of environmental compatibility shall be issued for no less than fifteen years and shall be eligible for renewal.
C. If the commission fails to take action on the certificate of environmental compatibility within seventy‑five days after the person's filing with docket control of the commission, the certificate of environmental compatibility shall be deemed to be issued by the commission.