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2007 SESSION

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SB 1351 Public utility facilities; approval thereof.

Introduced by: Frank W. Wagner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Public utility facilities; comprehensive plans.  Amends provisions pertaining to comprehensive plans by localities and underground natural gas or underground electric distribution facilities of a public facility.  Under current law, unless a feature is already shown on the adopted master plan or part thereof or is deemed so under other provisions of general law, no public utility facility or public service corporation facility shall be constructed, established or authorized, unless and until the general location or approximate location, character, and extent thereof has been submitted to and approved by the commission as being substantially in accord with the adopted comprehensive plan or part thereof.  This bill exempts an underground natural gas or underground electric distribution facility of a public utility from the foregoing measure.


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