A qualified utility that is not an electric cooperative or municipal utility may submit a wildfire mitigation plan to the commission for filing and publishing. The commission shall file and publish on its website all wildfire mitigation plans submitted to it within one hundred twenty days of receipt. An amendment to a qualified utility's wildfire mitigation plan may also be submitted pursuant to this chapter and is subject to the same process and requirements. A wildfire mitigation plan submitted to the commission must contain an attestation signed by an officer of the utility submitting the plan. The attestation must contain a statement certifying that the plan contains all provisions required by this chapter. Publication of a wildfire mitigation plan or annual report by the commission is a determination that the wildfire mitigation plan contains the statutory elements and is complete. The commission may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to further implement the provisions of this section. A qualified utility that is an electric cooperative or a municipal utility may submit a wildfire mitigation plan to its approval authority for review and approval. The approval authority shall act upon a submitted wildfire mitigation plan within one hundred twenty days of submission. If approved, the electric cooperative or municipal utility must publish the wildfire mitigation plan on its website.
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