Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 14 > Part 2 - Conditions on Siting of Facilities

• Actual excess cost: means the difference in cost between:
       (1)(a) the standard cost of a facility; and
       (1)(b) the actual cost of the facility, including any necessary right-of-way, as determined in accordance with Section 54-14-203. See Utah Code 54-14-103
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Board: means the Utility Facility Review Board. See Utah Code 54-14-103
• Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Estimated excess cost: means any material difference in estimated cost between the costs of a facility, including any necessary right-of-way, if constructed in accordance with the requirements of a local government and the standard cost of the facility. 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
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Pay: includes , in reference to a local government paying the actual excess cost of a facility, payment by:
       (8)(a) a special district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts;
       (8)(b) a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; or
       (8)(c) a private entity other than the public utility pursuant to a regulation or decision of the local government. See Utah Code 54-14-103
• 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
• Standard cost: means the estimated cost of a facility, including any necessary right-of-way, if constructed in accordance with:
            (9)(a)(i) the public utility's normal practices; and
            (9)(a)(ii) zoning, subdivision, and building code regulations of a local government, including siting, setback, screening, and landscaping requirements:

                 (9)(a)(ii)(A) imposed on similar land uses in the same zone; and

                 (9)(a)(ii)(B) that do not impair the ability of the public utility to provide service to its customers in a safe, reliable, adequate, and efficient manner. See Utah Code 54-14-103
• Transmission line: includes , for purposes of Title 54, Chapter 18, Siting of High Voltage Power Line Act, an electrical line as described in Subsection (11)(a) operated at a nominal voltage of 230 kilovolts or more. See Utah Code 54-14-103