Utah Code 54-14-102. Legislative findings
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Terms Used In Utah Code 54-14-102
- Board: means the Utility Facility Review Board. See Utah Code 54-14-103
- Facility: includes a high voltage power line route as defined in Section 54-18-102. See Utah Code 54-14-103
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1
(1)(a) The Legislature finds that the construction of facilities by public utilities under this title is a matter of statewide concern.
(1)(b) The construction of these facilities may affect the safety, reliability, adequacy, and efficiency of service to customers in areas within the jurisdiction of more than a single local government.
(1)(c) Excess costs imposed by requirements of a local government for the construction of facilities may affect either the rates and charges of the public utility to customers other than customers within the jurisdiction of the local government or the financial viability of the public utility, unless the local government pays for those excess costs.
(2) The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to establish the Utility Facility Review Board to resolve issues regarding the construction and installation of public utility facilities.