REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; electric generation suppliers

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014

SB 1058

Introduced by Senator Pierce

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 40-209, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to regulation by the corporation commission.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Section 40-209, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE40-209.  Franchises; electric generation suppliers; limitations

Regulation of electricity suppliers providing electric generation service is a matter of statewide concern.  Cities, including charter cities, towns and counties shall not require franchises for electricity suppliers to provide electric generation service within its their jurisdiction and shall not impose rents, charges or taxes on the use of public streets, roads and alleys on electricity suppliers for the provision of electric generation service within its their jurisdiction, except that a fee equal to the franchise fee of the electric distribution utility may be charged to the electricity supplier on any portion of a retail electricity sale not otherwise subject to a franchise fee made using electric distribution facilities in service territories that are franchised as of the effective date of this section on August 21, 1998.  Nothing in this subsection section affects the authority of cities, including charter cities, towns and counties to require franchises for electricity suppliers providing electric distribution service within their jurisdiction.END_STATUTE