Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 7 - Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Chapter 52 - Operation of Public Utilities
Article 8 - Refuse Utilities
3 AAC 52.715 - Public convenience and necessity finding for new utilities
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) An entity that proposes to provide water or wastewater utility service through a system that is not yet built may not begin construction of the system until the commission determines that the public convenience and necessity requires the service.
(b) An entity described in (a) of this section must file an application for a finding of public convenience and necessity that includes the following:
(c) The commission will determine if an application for a finding of public convenience and necessity is complete within 15 business days after the receipt of an application. An incomplete application will be handled as provided in 3 AAC 48.650.
(d) The commission will give notice of an application for a finding of public convenience and necessity as provided in 3 AAC 48.645(a).
(e) The commission will issue a finding of public convenience and necessity or deny the application within 90 days after the entity proposing to provide water or wastewater utility service files a complete application.
(f) If the commission determines that the public convenience and necessity does not require the entity's proposed utility service and denies the application, the entity may request a hearing in accordance with AS 42.05.171.
Authority:AS 42.05.141
AS 42.05.151
AS 42.05.221
AS 42.05.241