HB 2004 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 40-360.03 to allow utilities to submit applications for certificates of environmental compatibility in electronic format rather than only in paper form.

• Requires the Arizona Corporation Commission to adopt rules authorizing electronic filings for environmental compatibility applications and to ensure proper electronic notice to interested parties.

• Maintains existing requirements that utilities file applications before constructing plants, transmission lines, or both, and provide information on facility type, site description, jurisdictional areas, and estimated costs.

• Continues to require utilities to include a receipt evidencing payment of appropriate fees with their applications.