Arizona Corporation Commission
- Arizona Corporation Commission
The Arizona Corporation Commission is the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Arizona, established by Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution. There are currently five members of the commission (recently expanded from three). Arizona is one of only a handful of states with elected commissioners. The Arizona constitution itself explicitly calls for an elected commission (as opposed to a governor-appointed commission, which is the standard in most states), because its drafters feared that governors would appoint industry-friendly officials. [http://web.gccaz.edu/~tmcclory/Factsheets/Factsheet_AZExec.pdf] They are directly elected statewide, and serve staggered four-year terms.
The commission's scope of responsibility is generally larger than most commissions in other states. Some of its major duties are to regulate public utility companies, regulate/facilitate the incorporation of businesses and organizations, securities regulation, and railroad/pipeline safety.
External links
* [http://www.cc.state.az.us/default.asp Official Website]
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