Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 88 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Van Tassell, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/30/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the Public Service Commission to post public notice of an agreement it reviews between an electrical corporation and a municipality; and
• requires the Public Service Commission to, except under certain conditions, accept, within a certain time, an agreement between an electrical corporation and a municipality.

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Bill text

PUBLIC UTILITIES AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell
House Sponsor: 
Ken Ivory
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to an agreement between an electrical corporation
and a municipality.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the Public Service Commission to post public notice of an agreement it
reviews between an electrical corporation and a municipality; and
▸ requires the Public Service Commission to, except under certain conditions, accept,
within a certain time, an agreement between an electrical corporation and a
municipality.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
54-4-40
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 242
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
54-4-40
 is amended to read:
54-4-40.
Approval of certain agreements between an electrical corporation and a
municipality.
(1) The commission shall review an agreement entered into between an electrical
corporation and a municipality if the electrical corporation is required to obtain commission
approval in accordance with Section 
10-8-14
, 
54-3-30
, or 
54-3-31
.
(2) The requirements of Subsection (1) do not confer jurisdiction on the commission to
regulate any electric service provided by a municipality.
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(3) Unless the commission determines that additional time is warranted and is in the
public interest, no
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later than 120 days after the day on which an application to approve an agreement
described in Subsection (1) is filed by an electrical corporation, the commission shall:
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(a) approve the agreement;
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(b) approve the agreement subject to conditions imposed by the commission; or
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(c) reject the agreement.
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(3) The commission shall provide public notice of an agreement described in
Subsection (1) no later than three business days after the day on which the commission receives
an application to approve the agreement.
(4) An agreement described in Subsection (1) is approved 20 days after the day on
which the commission posts the notice described in Subsection (3) unless, before the
agreement is approved:
(a) the commission:
(i) determines that additional time is warranted and in the public interest; and
(ii) notifies the parties to the agreement of the commission's determination; or
(b) a person that the agreement affects submits a request to the commission, in writing,
that the commission:
(i) hold a public hearing regarding the agreement; or
(ii) provide additional time for the person to investigate the agreement.