Section 201 – Wildland fire protection plan for a qualified utility.
Effective 5/12/2020 54-24-201. Wildland fire protection plan for a qualified utility. (1) A qualified utility shall prepare a wildland fire protection plan in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (2) A wildland fire protection plan under Subsection (1) shall include: (a) a description of areas within the service territory of the qualified utility that […]
Section 202 – Cost recovery for wildland fire protection plan implementation.
Effective 5/12/2020 54-24-202. Cost recovery for wildland fire protection plan implementation. (1) A qualified utility shall recover in rates all prudently incurred investments and expenditures, including the costs of capital, made to implement an approved wildland fire protection plan. (2) A qualified utility shall file an annual report to the commission identifying the actual capital […]
Section 203 – Wildland fire protection plan for an electric cooperative.
Effective 5/12/2020 54-24-203. Wildland fire protection plan for an electric cooperative. (1) An electric cooperative shall prepare a wildland fire protection plan in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (2) A wildland fire protection plan under Subsection (1) shall include: (a) a description of areas within the service territory of the electric cooperative that […]
Section 107 – Objections — petition to Public Service Commission by a fiber optic carrier.
Effective 5/14/2019 54-23-107. Objections — petition to Public Service Commission by a fiber optic carrier. (1) (a) If a railroad imposes additional requirements on a fiber optic carrier for crossing the railroad’s lines, other than the proposed crossing being a serious threat to the safe operations of the railroad or to the current or future […]
Section 108 – Existing agreements.
Effective 5/14/2019 54-23-108. Existing agreements. Nothing in this chapter prevents a railroad and a fiber optic carrier from continuing under an existing agreement, or from otherwise negotiating the terms and conditions applicable to a crossing or the resolution of any disputes relating to the crossing. Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session
Section 103 – Commission rulemaking authority.
Effective 5/12/2020 54-24-103. Commission rulemaking authority. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission shall make rules to implement this chapter, including: (1) rules establishing procedures for the review and approval of a wildland fire protection plan; (2) rules establishing the procedures for the review and approval of annual expenditures […]
Section 103 – Right-of-way crossing — application for permission.
Effective 5/14/2019 54-23-103. Right-of-way crossing — application for permission. (1) (a) Any fiber optic carrier that intends to place a facility across or upon a railroad right-of-way shall submit a request for permission from the railroad prior to placing a facility. (b) A request under this Subsection (1) shall: (i) be in the railroad form […]
Section 104 – Right-of-way crossing — Construction.
Effective 5/14/2019 54-23-104. Right-of-way crossing — Construction. Unless the railroad notifies the fiber optic carrier in writing or electronically that the approved crossing is a serious threat to the safe operation of the railroad or to the current or future use of the railroad right-of-way, would violate any federal law or regulation applicable to a […]
Section 105 – Standard crossing fee.
Effective 5/14/2019 54-23-105. Standard crossing fee. (1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a fiber optic carrier that crosses a railroad right-of-way shall pay the railroad a one-time standard crossing fee of $1,250, adjusted as provided in Subsection (5), for each crossing. (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the standard crossing fee […]
Section 106 – Objections — petition to Public Service Commission by a railroad.
Effective 5/14/2019 54-23-106. Objections — petition to Public Service Commission by a railroad. (1) If a railroad objects to the proposed crossing due to the proposal being a serious threat to the safe operations of the railroad or to the current or future use of the railroad right-of-way, a violation of any federal law or […]