Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 703 - Public Utilities Commission of Nevada › APPLICATIONS FOR PRIVILEGES, RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY › Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity: Public Utilities › Section 703.175 - General requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
An applicant for a certificate of public convenience and
				  necessity must, in addition to complying with the provisions of NAC 703.530 to
				  703.615, inclusive, submit the following data, either in the application or as
				  exhibits attached to it:
1. A full
				description of the proposed construction or extension and the manner in which
				it will be constructed.
2. The
				names and addresses of all utilities, corporations, persons or other entities,
				whether publicly or privately operated, with which the proposed service or
				construction is likely to compete and of the cities or counties within which
				service will be rendered under the requested certificate. The application must
				contain a certification that a copy of the application has been served upon or
				mailed to each entity named.
3. A
				legible map of suitable scale indicating townships, ranges and sections, and
				showing the location or route of the proposed construction or extension and its
				relation to other public utilities, corporations, persons or entities with
				which the proposal is likely to compete.
4. A statement identifying the franchise and
				the permits for health and safety that appropriate public authorities require
				for the proposed construction or extension. If a construction permit is
				required under
				NRS 704.820 to
				704.900,
				inclusive, application must also be made under NAC 703.415 to 703.427,
				inclusive.
5. Facts showing that
				public convenience and necessity requires or will require the proposed
				construction or extension.
6. A
				statement detailing the estimated cost of the proposed construction or
				extension and the estimated annual costs, both fixed and operating, associated
				with the proposal, including statements or exhibits showing that the proposed
				construction is in the public interest and that it is economically
				feasible.
7. Statements or exhibits
				showing the financial ability of the applicant to render the proposed service
				and information regarding the manner in which the applicant proposes to finance
				the cost of the proposed construction or extension, including a copy of its
				most recent balance sheet and statement of income.
8. A statement of the proposed rates to be
				charged for service to be rendered by means of the proposed construction or
				extension, the rules governing service in the form of a tariff, an estimate of
				the number of customers to be served and an estimate of the annual revenue to
				be received from those customers.
9. If the applicant is a corporation, a list
				of:
(a) The shareholders holding 2 percent or
				more of the issued shares of stock of the corporation and the number of shares
				they hold listed by class.
(b) The
				number of shares of stock, listed by class, held directly by all executive
				officers of the corporation, including the president, vice president,
				secretary, treasurer and any other person in a position of similar
				responsibility, and the number of shares held indirectly by those officers
				pursuant to an ownership plan for employees.