2010 Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 18 - Light, Heat, And Power Utilities
Subchapter 5 - Utility Facility Environmental and Economic Protection Act
§ 23-18-511 - Application for certificate -- Contents generally.

23-18-511. Application for certificate -- Contents generally.

An applicant for a certificate shall file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission a verified application in such form as the commission may prescribe and containing the following information:

(1) A general description of the location and type of the major utility facility proposed to be built;

(2) A general description of any reasonable alternate location or locations considered for the proposed facility;

(3) A statement of the need and reasons for construction of the facility;

(4) A statement of the estimated costs of the facility and the proposed method of financing the construction of the facility;

(5) (A) A general description of any reasonable alternate methods of financing the construction of the facility and a description of the comparative merits and detriments of each alternate financing method considered.

(B) If at the time of filing of the application the federal income tax laws and the state laws would permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance the construction of the proposed facility for the applicant by a state financing agency, the application shall also include a discussion of the merits and detriments of financing the facility with such bonds;

(6) An analysis of the projected economic or financial impact on the applicant and the local community where the facility is to be located as a result of the construction and the operation of the proposed facility;

(7) An analysis of the estimated effects on energy costs to the consumer as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed facility;

(8) (A) An exhibit containing an environmental impact statement, which shall fully develop the four (4) factors listed in subdivision (8)(B) of this section, treating in reasonable detail such considerations, if applicable, as the proposed facility's direct and indirect effect on the ecology of the land, air and water environment, established park and recreational areas, and on any sites of natural, historic, and scenic values and resources of the area in which the facility is to be located, and any other relevant environmental effects.

(B) The environmental impact statement shall set out:

(i) The environmental impact of the proposed action;

(ii) Any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided;

(iii) A description of the comparative merits and detriments of each alternate location or for generating plants, the energy production process considered, and a statement of the reasons why the proposed location and production process were selected for the facility; and

(iv) Any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources that would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented;

(9) The interstate benefits expected to be achieved by the proposed construction or modification of a major electric transmission facility, as described in 23-18-503(5)(B), that is located within a national interest electric transmission corridor; and

(10) Such other information of an environmental or economic nature as the applicant may consider relevant or as the commission may by regulation or order require.