The proposed bill amends section 40-209 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, concerning the regulation of electricity suppliers by local governments. The current law states that cities, towns, and counties in Arizona cannot require franchises for electricity suppliers to provide electric generation service within their jurisdiction, nor can they impose fees on the use of public ways for electric generation service, except for a fee equivalent to the franchise fee of the electric distribution utility for retail electricity sales using distribution facilities in franchised service territories.

The bill introduces changes to the language, replacing "its" with "their" to reflect the plural nature of cities, towns, and counties. It also updates the reference date for franchised service territories from "as of the effective date of this section" to "from and after August 20, 1998". Additionally, the term "subsection" is replaced with "section" to correct the terminology. The bill maintains the provision that local authorities can require franchises for electricity suppliers providing electric distribution service within their jurisdiction.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 40-209