HB 2003
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB 2003: replacement lines; structures; commission hearings
Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19
Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Overview
Allows a utility that previously received a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility
(Certificate) to replace a cable or wire on a transmission line or an existing structure with a
new structure.
History
To build a transmission line, a utility is required to apply for and obtain a Certificate from
the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) and the Power Plant and Transmission Line
Siting Committee (Committee) established by Laws 1971, Chapter 67.
The Committee reviews the application, conducts hearings, takes testimony from affected
parties and evaluates evidence to determine if specified factors related to technical feasibility
and environmental impact are met. If an application is approved by the Committee, the
Certificate is forwarded to the ACC for review and final approval (A.R.S. §§ 40-360.03, 40-
360.04, 40-360.06, 40-360.07).
Under current law, a transmission line is subject to the review and approval process if it
consists of: 1) five or more new structures that span more than one mile in length as measured
from the first structure outside of the substation; 2) a switchyard or generating site to which
the line connects to the fifth structure; and 3) aboveground structures that support
conductors transmitting electricity at a nominal voltage of 150,000 volts or more (A.R.S. § 40-
360).
Provisions
1. Allows a utility to replace a cable or wire on a transmission line or replace an existing
structure with a new structure without receiving a new certificate or holding a hearing if
the replacement is within a site that previously received a certificate.
2. Makes technical changes.
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note