40-360.01. Organization and membership of the committee

A. The commission shall establish a power plant and transmission line siting committee of Arizona.

B. The committee shall consist of the following members:

1. State attorney general or the attorney general's designee.

2. Director of environmental quality or the director's designee.

3. Director of water resources or the director's designee.

4. Director of the governor's energy office or the director's designee.

5. Chairman of the Arizona corporation commission or the chairman's designee.

6. Six members appointed by the commission to serve for a term of two years of which three members shall represent the public, one member shall represent incorporated cities and towns, one member shall represent counties and one member shall be actively engaged in agriculture.

C. The attorney general or the attorney general's designee shall be chairman of the committee.

D. The commission shall establish such procedures as provide for expeditious review of the proposed siting plans and necessary consultation with the person proposing the facilities, for noticing and conducting the hearing provided by section 40-360.04, and for a timely decision regarding the issuance of a certificate of environmental compatibility of the proposed site.

E. Committee members appointed by the commission are eligible to receive compensation of two hundred dollars for each meeting attended, prorated for partial days for each meeting attended, payable from the filing fee required by section 40-360.09. Committee members employed by government entities are not eligible to receive compensation for their services. All committee members shall be reimbursed from the filing fee required by section 40-360.09 for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with their participation in committee meetings.

F. The committee may utilize the staff resources of its constituent agencies as well as necessary consultants. All studies required by the committee shall be conducted as specified by the committee and under its general direction.