Section 201 – Conditions on siting of facilities by local governments — Payment of actual excess costs.

54-14-201. Conditions on siting of facilities by local governments — Payment of actual excess costs.
If otherwise authorized by law, a local government may require or condition the construction of a facility in any manner if:

• (1) the requirements or conditions do not impair the ability of the public utility to provide safe, reliable, and adequate service to its customers; and

• (2) the local government pays for the actual excess cost resulting from the requirements or conditions, except:
  • (a) any actual excess costs that the public utility collects from its customers pursuant to an order, rule, or regulation of the commission; or
  • (b) any portion of the actual excess costs that the board requires to be borne by the public utility.

Enacted by Chapter 197, 1997 General Session