This bill amends section 70-1012 of the Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, to impose restrictions on certain entities regarding the operation, maintenance, construction, or acquisition of transmission lines and related facilities carrying more than seven hundred volts. Specifically, it prohibits any entity that is not a public power district, public power and irrigation district, municipality, registered group of municipalities, electric cooperative, electric membership association, joint entity formed under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, joint public agency formed under the Joint Public Agency Act, or any other governmental entity providing electric service from engaging in these activities within the state. This prohibition does not apply to transmission lines that were already in operation prior to the effective date of the act.

Additionally, the bill requires electric suppliers to notify the board if they plan to construct or acquire electric generation facilities or transmission lines within a ten-mile radius of a military installation, certifying that no components from foreign adversaries are used. It also provides exemptions for certain generation facilities and for electric suppliers that comply with critical infrastructure protection requirements. The original section 70-1012 is repealed as part of this legislative update.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 70-1012