Expansion of infrastructure by natural gas utility deemed to constitute program of economic development under certain circumstances; natural gas utility required to file with Public Utilities Commission of Nevada application to establish rates to recover prudent and reasonable costs associated with expansion. [Effective through June 30, 2032.]

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1. For the purposes of subsection 3 of NRS 704.9925, the activity of a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale relating to the expansion of its infrastructure necessary to provide natural gas to the legal boundary of a district constitutes a program of economic development. The public utility shall expand its infrastructure in accordance with the provisions of that section.

2. A public utility which expands its infrastructure as described in subsection 1 shall file an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 704.9925 to establish rates to recover all prudent and reasonable costs associated with the expansion in accordance with the provisions of that section.

3. As used in this section, "public utility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.020.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 29th Special Session, 38)


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