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2007 SESSION

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SB 1362 Electrical utility facilities; review of construction applications by State Corporation Commission.

Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Construction of electrical utility facilities; review of applications by State Corporation Commission. Reduces the threshold for the size of electrical transmission lines requiring approval of the State Corporation Commission from 150 kilovolts to 138 kilovolts. Utilities are required to provide a GIS map of any proposed improvement or extension to the Commission, which shall make the GIS map publicly available on its website. The measure requires the Commission to conduct an analysis of the applicant's assessment of need, load flow analysis, and method of installation. The measure also makes several technical changes.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Construction of electrical utility facilities; review of applications by State Corporation Commission. Requires the State Corporation Commission to conduct an analysis of the facility applicant's assessment of need, load flow analysis, and method of installation. Utilities are required to provide a GIS map of any proposed improvement or extension to the Commission, which shall make the GIS map publicly available on its website.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Construction of electrical utility facilities; review of applications by State Corporation Commission.  Requires the State Corporation Commission to consider certain external costs associated with the construction of electrical utility facilities, such as the monetary effect the facility will have on the value of land and structures along the proposed location or corridor. The Commission must also conduct an independent analysis of the facility applicant's assessment of need, load flow analysis, and method of installation. Finally, the bill will require a public utility to provide a GIS map of any proposed improvement or extension that the Commission shall make publicly available on its website. The utilities are currently required to provide a map, but the Code does not specify that it must be a GIS map. The bill also requires the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to convene a workgroup to develop recommendations as to the factors that should be considered by the State Corporation Commission in reviewing applications for the construction of electrical utility facilities.