Pursuant to the authority granted in this subchapter, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall require any river crossing proprietor operating or proposing to operate a navigable water crossing to file a verified petition with the commission showing such data and specifications in relation thereto as the commission may reasonably prescribe. The petition may include the following:
(1) The name of the river crossing proprietor and the nature of its organization and the nature of its business;
(2) The river crossing proprietor's principal office and place of business;
(3) A map, based upon a ground survey, showing the location of the public service facility at the point of the existing or proposed navigable water crossing, a drawing showing in some detail the specifications of the proposed crossing, and a profile plat showing, with respect to the mean surface level and the bed of the navigable waterway, the elevations of the existing or proposed public service facility;
(4) A general description of the physical nature of the bed underlying the navigable waterway at the point of the existing or proposed navigable water crossing, if the crossing is to be constructed on the underlying bed;
(5) A description of materials and the type of construction employed or to be employed in effecting the navigable water crossing;
(6) The size, capacity, and purpose of the public service facilities at the point of the navigable water crossing, together with operating conditions and safety factors;
(7) A showing of approval or permissive authorization of the existing or proposed navigable water crossing by the United States Secretary of Defense or the United States Secretary of the Army or other federal agency having jurisdiction to consent to erections in navigable waterways; and
(8) A prayer that the legality of the existing or proposed navigable water crossing be recognized pursuant to this subchapter.