power transmission;
committee; procedures
Currently, utilities planning to construct power transmission lines in the state of Arizona must file a ten-year plan with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). The ACC, through the Line Citing Committee, must review the plans every two years to evaluate the proposed facilities as they relate to the state’s current and planned energy needs. The Committee, established in 1971, consists of eleven members with the Attorney General or designee acting as chairman. Additional members include: the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality or designee, the Director of the Department of Water Resources or designee, the Director of the Department of Commerce Energy Office or designee, the Chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission or designee. Six members appointed by the Corporation Commission, three of which are members of the public, one representing cites and towns, one representing counties and one engaged in agriculture. Committee members do not receive compensation for their service, but are reimbursed for expenses incurred as a result of committee service.