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Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-206-105. Application requirements--Notice--Fees

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Each application shall be accompanied by proof of service of a copy of the application on the gas or electric public utility which owns the property and on the director or other administrative head of the following state agencies or departments:

(A) The Division of Environmental Quality;

(B) The Arkansas Economic Development Commission;

(C) The Department of Finance and Administration;

(D) The Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality;

(E) The Attorney General;

(F) Any school district or other political subdivision of this state that is the recipient of real and personal property taxes in which any of the gas or electric utility properties to be acquired by the municipality may be located; and

(G) Any other state agency or department or political subdivision of this state designated by Arkansas Public Service Commission rule or order.

(2) The copy of the application shall be accompanied by a notice specifying the date on or about which the application is to be filed and a notice that interventions or limited appearances must be filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission within thirty (30) days after the date of filing, unless good cause is shown.

(b)(1) Each application shall also be accompanied by proof that public notice thereof was given to persons residing in the municipality by the publication of a summary of the application, and a statement of the date on which it is to be filed, and a statement that interventions or limited appearances must be filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission within thirty (30) days after the filing date set forth in the notice, unless good cause is shown, in a newspaper or newspapers having substantial circulation in the municipality.

(2) For purposes of this subsection, any economic impact statement submitted as an exhibit to the application need not be summarized. However, the published notice shall include a statement that the impact statements are on file at the office of the Arkansas Public Service Commission and available for public inspection.

(3) The municipality shall also cause copies of the economic impact statement to be available for public inspection. The published notice shall contain a statement of the location and the times the impact statements will be available for public inspection.

(4) In addition, the Arkansas Public Service Commission may, after filing, require the applicant to serve notice of the application or copies of it, or both, upon such other persons, and file proof thereof, as the Arkansas Public Service Commission may deem appropriate.

(c) Where any personal service or notice is required in this section and § 14-206-104, service may be made by any officer authorized by law to serve process by personal delivery or by certified mail.

(d) An initial filing fee of five hundred dollars ($500) shall accompany each application.

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