2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                             A SB362 376

Amendment No. 376

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 362                                                                         (BDR 58‑689)

Proposed by: Committee on Commerce and Labor

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendments Nos. 161 and 207.

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:               Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend sec. 6, page 2, by deleting lines 24 through 29 and inserting:

     “Sec. 6. If a public utility that is subject to the provisions of NRS 704.741 to 704.751, inclusive, applies to the commission for a permit for the construction of a utility facility:

     1.  The commission has exclusive jurisdiction with regard to the determination of whether a need exists for the utility facility; and

     2.  No other permitting entity may consider, in its review of any application for a permit, license or other approval for the construction of the utility facility, whether a need exists for the utility facility.”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 3, by deleting lines 1 through 3 and inserting:

     “Sec. 8. 1.  Except as otherwise required to comply with federal law:

     (a) Not later than 150 days after a person has filed an application regarding a utility facility pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 704.870:

          (1) The commission shall grant or deny approval of that application; and

          (2) Each other permitting entity shall, if an application for a permit, license or other approval for the construction of the utility facility was filed with the other permitting entity on or before the date on which the applicant filed the application pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 704.870, grant or deny the application filed with the other permitting entity.”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 3, line 4, by deleting “2.” and inserting “(b)”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 3, by deleting line 7 and inserting:

          “(1) The commission shall grant or deny approval of that amended application;”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 3, by deleting lines 9 through 13 and inserting:

          “(2) Each other permitting entity shall, if an application for a permit, license or other approval for the construction of the utility facility was filed with the other permitting entity on or before the date on which the applicant filed with the appropriate federal agency an application for approval for the construction of the utility facility, grant or deny the application”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 3, line 15, by deleting “3.” and inserting “2.”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 3, line 20, by deleting “4.” and inserting “3.”.

     Amend sec. 10, page 3, by deleting lines 33 through 49 and inserting:

“without limitation, any facilities for the storage, transmission or treatment of water, including, without limitation, facilities to supply water or for the treatment or disposal of wastewater, which support or service an electric generating plant.

     2.  Electric transmission lines and transmission substations that:

     (a) Are designedto operate at 200 kilovolts or more[, and] ;

     (b) Are not required by local ordinance to be placed underground [when] ; and

     (c) Are constructed outside any incorporated city . [;]

     3.  Gas transmission lines, storage plants, compressor stations and their associated facilities when constructed outside [any] :

     (a) Any incorporated city; and

     (b) Any county whose population is 100,000 or more.”.

     Amend sec. 13, page 5, by deleting line 48 and inserting:

“service to customers in this state;”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 6, by deleting lines 26 through 31 and inserting:

     “704.891  1. Any person other than a public utility who receives a permit issued by the commission pursuant to [subsection 2 of NRS 704.890 shall, on or before the date on which construction of a utility facility is commenced and on a date no later than 12 months before the scheduled date of commercial operation of that facility,] NRS 704.820 to 704.900, inclusive, and sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act shall, as provided in subsection 2, file with the”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 6, line 33, by deleting “1.” and inserting “[1.] (a)”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 6, line 34, by deleting “2.” and inserting “[2.] (b)”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 6, line 35, by deleting “3.” and inserting “[3.] (c)”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 6, line 38, by deleting “4.” and inserting “[4.] (d)”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 6, between lines 39 and 40, by inserting:

     “2.  The reports required by subsection 1 must be filed:

     (a) On or before the date on which construction of a utility facility is commenced; and

     (b) On a date not later than:

          (1) Twelve months before the scheduled date of commercial operation of that facility; or

          (2) Thirty days before the actual date of commercial operation of that facility,

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whichever is earlier.”.

     Amend sec. 15, page 6, line 45, by deleting “[30] 15” and inserting “30”.