§ 23-3-603 - Grant of certificate generally.
23-3-603. Grant of certificate generally.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall grant a certificate if it finds that the proposed extension project is of economic benefit to the gas utility and is in the public interest. Within the body of the order, the commission shall apportion the future recovery of the cost of the excess expenditures between the surcharge and cost-of-service recovery, in whatever proportions or percentages the commission finds reasonable, from zero to one hundred percent (0 -- 100%), inclusive. Once the certificate has been granted, including the approval of the amount and allocation of rates and surcharges, the gas utility may begin construction and may expend funds on the certificated extension project.