Electric transmission facilities; definitions; applications; certificates; information; hearings; notice; meetings; public; plans; approval; rules; codification; emergency.

Removed an exemption that allowed extensions, rebuilds, or upgrades of existing electric transmission facilities to proceed without securing a new Certificate of Authority.

Simplified the list of required information in the application for a Certificate of Authority by removing references to specific regional planning submissions and consolidating cost estimates.

Reorganized the definitions section to improve clarity and flow, though the core definitions of terms like 'Electric transmission facility' remained consistent.

Updated the bill header and codification instructions to reflect its status as a floor version and to specify the correct statute section numbers.

Added a short title for the act, designating it as the 'High Voltage Electric Transmission Facility Act'.

Changed the codification instruction from 'codified' to 'not to be codified' in the Oklahoma Statutes.

Adjusted phrasing regarding the creation of a new section of law to clarify it is a 'new section of a new law'.

Corrected minor grammatical inconsistencies in the application requirements, such as changing 'routes' to 'route' and 'customers' to 'customers' for consistency.

The document header was updated to reflect its status as a 'House Committee Substitute' rather than a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute,' indicating the bill has passed the initial policy review stage.

Page numbering and formatting were standardized to conform to official legislative printing requirements, replacing internal committee tracking numbers.

Internal procedural notes, such as the amendment motion text and committee adoption signatures, were removed as they are no longer relevant to the final bill text.

The document structure was altered from a final 'Enrolled' bill format to a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' format, including new headers and page markers.

The title and summary of the act were slightly rephrased to better match the new formatting style, though the list of topics covered remains identical.

Page numbers and section headers were updated to reflect the new committee substitute version, replacing the original enrolled bill numbering.

Added a new subsection requiring transmission developers to send certified mail notices to operators of 'unspaced units' or units created by Commission order within the project's geographical boundaries.

Updated the bill title to explicitly state that the act provides for 'noncodification' in addition to codification, reflecting a change in the bill's final status.

Adjusted the definition of 'Transmission developer' to replace 'State of Oklahoma' with 'this state' for consistency with the enrolled version.

The bill title and sponsor list were renumbered and slightly rephrased to remove the 'Senate Amendment' designation and consolidate the text into a single 'Engrossed House' version.

Redundant amendment instructions (e.g., 'strike the title... and insert') were removed, and the text was reorganized to present the law directly under 'BE IT ENACTED'.

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the new page sequence, and line breaks within paragraphs were adjusted for clarity.

The definition of 'electric transmission facility' was updated to specify a rating of greater than 300 kilovolts, ensuring a clear numerical threshold for what facilities the law covers.

The definition for 'Incumbent electric transmission owner' was deleted, which may affect how existing utility owners are categorized or treated under the new act.

The bill's title and enacting clause were rewritten to formally name the legislation the 'High Voltage Electric Transmission Facility Act' and to provide a more structured list of the act's purposes.

Capitalization was standardized for key legal terms such as 'certificate of authority' and 'Federal Energy Regulatory Commission' to ensure consistency with legal drafting standards.