Title 30 — Power

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Authority" means the Arizona power authority. 2. "Commission" means Arizona power authority commission. 3. "Commodity" or "commodities" means electric power or energy. 4. "District" or "power or water agency" means power…

A. The Arizona power authority shall perform the duties and exercise the privileges provided by this chapter. B. The authority is a body corporate and politic and shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed. The principal office of the authority shall be in Phoe…

A. The authority shall determine its organizational structure and methods of procedure in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and may adopt, amend or rescind the routine and general rules, regulations and forms and prescribe a system of accounts. B. The authority shal…

The authority shall cooperate with the state land department and the director of water resources in the duties and functions of the department and the director relating to this chapter. The authority shall also cooperate with the director of water resources in the planning of the…

A. The purposes of the authority shall be effectuated by and through the Arizona power authority commission and other necessary personnel. The powers and authority vested in the commission shall be exercised by a majority of the members then in office. B. The commission consists …

A. The commission shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership who shall each hold office for terms of two years, to begin and end on the first Monday in January. B. Members of the commission shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38…

A. All meetings of the commission are public. All members of the commission shall attend all meetings of the commission unless excused from attendance for a justifiable excuse, but three members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. B. The commission shall keep min…

A. The members of the commission shall devote to their duties as members such time and attention as is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and to carry out their duties and exercise their powers. The commission shall designate a person or persons who shall execut…

The authority shall have the following powers and duties formerly vested in and imposed upon the Colorado river commission: 1. Gathering of data regarding projects for the development and use in the state of power from the waters of the Colorado river. 2. Discovery of potential u…

A. Notwithstanding section 41-1092.01, subsection F, the office of administrative hearings shall conduct all administrative hearings related to appealable agency actions as defined in section 41-1092 that relate to the proceedings, orders or actions of the authority. B. This sect…

A. The authority shall bargain for, take and receive, in its own name on behalf of this state, electric power developed from the waters of the main stream of the Colorado river by the state or the United States or any agencies thereof which by provisions of state or United States…

A. The authority, in the acquisition, construction or operation of electrical transmission systems and other related facilities, shall as far as the best interests of the state permit and as far as consistent with the purposes and policies of this chapter, cooperate with establis…

A. The authority shall formulate plans and development programs for the practical, equable and economical utilization of electric power placed under its supervision and control. The authority, subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall proceed to accomplish progressively an…

The authority shall take such steps as may be necessary, convenient or advisable to construct, operate and maintain at the Bridge Canyon dam site or other sites, dams for the generation of electrical energy and in connection therewith the facilities in or at the site of said dams…

A. The authority shall take such steps as may be necessary, convenient or advisable to dispose of electric power within its jurisdiction. B. The authority shall not operate primarily as a source of public revenue. Electric power, as nearly as practical, shall be disposed of in an…

A. When available power supplies are insufficient to meet pending power applications, preferences shall be given to: 1. Districts. 2. Any incorporated city or town, or any cooperative serving its own members only, to the extent of the difference between its existing contracts for…

The authority shall designate certain sections of main transmission lines and facilities in the state for delivery of Colorado river power, including lines to be constructed or acquired by the authority and any transmission lines and facilities which may become available through …

A. The uniform transmission voltage rate shall include proper components of cost for power delivered over the sections of line designated under the provisions of section 30-126 at high voltage transmission levels, and power shall be sold at the uniform transmission voltage rate f…

Nothing in sections 30-123, 30-123.01, 30-124, 30-127 and 30-127.01 shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or to in any way interfere with the laws of the state relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in irrigation or any vested r…

A. The construction of projects or facilities undertaken by the authority shall be by contract and not by force account. No contract for construction work exceeding five thousand dollars, except in cases of emergency to prevent imminent loss or danger, shall be entered into by th…

A. Any person or operating unit, or combination thereof, may petition the authority for the exercise of its powers and privileges in making any project or proposed project survey or investigation, or for authorized assistance in the inauguration or completion of any works or proj…

No person or operating unit in the state other than the retail purchasers from the authority permitted by section 30-122, shall become a purchaser of electrical energy generated by the waters of the main stream of the Colorado river, unless it first obtains a power purchase certi…

A. Any person or operating unit desiring to become a purchaser of electrical energy described in section 30-151 shall file with the authority an application verified under oath, stating: 1. Its principal place of business. 2. A reasonably accurate description of the territory in …

A. If an application is granted in whole or in part, a power purchase certificate shall be issued by the authority in accordance with its order. Power purchase certificates shall be numbered consecutively according to date of issuance, shall set forth the name of the applicant to…

A. Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, the authority shall grant as a matter of right: 1. The application of any district for a power purchase certificate for electrical energy solely for use for irrigation or drainage purposes, or both, within the boundarie…

A. The holder of a certificate may enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of electrical energy generated by the waters of the main stream of the Colorado river, and the rights of the holder of a certificate may not be abrogated, modified or amended without consent of…

A. Operating units may execute and deliver indemnity or performance bonds as required by the United States or the state as security or assurance for performance of or indemnity for liability under any contract made with them or either of them. B. The operating units may at their …

The governing or administrative body of an operating unit, if it finds the giving of the bond or pledge, or both, necessary or advisable and for the best public interest, may by two-thirds vote of its members at any regular or special meeting, pass and adopt a resolution or take …

Indemnity or performance bonds or pledges may be in the form and contain terms, conditions and agreements as required by the pledgees to fulfill the purposes thereof within the broadest scope of this chapter. The governing body of the operating unit may enact, pass and adopt nece…

A. The authority shall on or before September 30 each year adopt an administrative budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. The budget shall consist of an estimate of the expenditures that may be necessary to meet administrative requirements of the authority for the ensuing fi…

A. Any funds made available to the authority by legislative appropriation shall be classified "appropriated funds." All other funds derived from operations or otherwise acquired or accruing to the authority shall be classified "operation funds." Appropriate classifications and de…

A. Monies due the authority under agreements for the sale of electric power or other service, proceeds of revenue bond issues or any other obligations may be made payable at the office of the authority. All monies derived from operations of the authority of any nature and receive…

A. At the authority's request, a district and state agencies authorized to issue revenue bonds subject to approval of the state certification board shall cause an audit to be made of their respective operation funds. Districts, state agencies and municipalities pledging any asses…

A. When the authority finds other financing methods or procedure inadvisable, inadequate or insufficient to acquire or construct transmission lines, projects, works or facilities, it may independently or in conjunction with any other optional or alternative plans provided in this…

No revenue bonds shall be issued until provision is made by power or transmission purchase contracts in accordance with the provisions of this chapter adequate in the judgment of the authority to insure all necessary fiscal reserves, operation costs, maintenance and depreciation …

A. Bonds issued under this article shall be authorized by resolution of the authority and may be issued in one or more series, shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding nine per cent per annum, be in such denom…

A. The authority may provide for reimbursement to the holder of all expenses of litigation and attorney fees incurred in collection of the bonds in the event of default, and may provide for and fix the powers and duties of a trustee if necessary to enforce collection. Bond resolu…

This chapter without reference to other laws of the state shall constitute full authority for the authorization and issuance of bonds hereunder. No other law with regard to the authorization or issuance of obligations or which in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of t…