NAC538.530. Establishment and maintenance of program for integrated resource planning or similar program.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each contractor shall, within 1 year after entering into a contract with the Commission pursuant to NAC 538.340 to 538.740, inclusive, establish and maintain a program for integrated resource planning or a similar program, however designated, set forth as a condition to the purchase of power by:

     (a) Regulations adopted by Western pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7276;

     (b) Federal statute; or

     (c) The Commission.

     2. When requested, the Commission, with the help of Western and to the extent possible, will guide and assist the contractor in the development of its program.

     3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if Western accepts a program for integrated resource planning or a similar program, however designated, established and maintained by the Commission on behalf of the contractor.

     (Added to NAC by Colorado River Comm’n, eff. 9-13-85; A 12-17-87; R123-00, 2-15-2001; R108-06, 6-28-2006)