704.8905 - Grant or denial of application: Time within which Commission and other permitting entities must act; determination upon record; terms, conditions and modifications; service of Commission or - Nevada Statutes

704.8905  Grant or denial of application: Time within which Commission and other permitting entities must act; determination upon record; terms, conditions and modifications; service of Commission order.

      1.  Except as otherwise required to comply with federal law:

      (a) Not later than 150 days after a person has filed an application regarding a utility facility pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 704.870:

             (1) The Commission shall grant or deny approval of that application; and

             (2) Each other permitting entity shall, if an application for a permit, license or other approval for the construction of the utility facility was filed with the other permitting entity on or before the date on which the applicant filed the application pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 704.870, grant or deny the application filed with the other permitting entity.

      (b) Not later than 120 days after a person has filed an amended application regarding a utility facility pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 704.870:

             (1) The Commission shall grant or deny approval of the amended application; and

             (2) Each other permitting entity shall, if an application for a permit, license or other approval for the construction of the utility facility was filed with the other permitting entity on or before the date on which the applicant filed with the appropriate federal agency an application for approval for the construction of the utility facility, grant or deny the amended application filed with the other permitting entity.

      2.  The Commission or other permitting entity shall make its determination upon the record and may grant or deny the application as filed, or grant the application upon such terms, conditions or modifications of the construction, operation or maintenance of the utility facility as the Commission or other permitting entity deems appropriate.

      3.  The Commission shall serve a copy of its order and any opinion issued with it upon each party to the proceeding before the Commission.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2985)