INTRODUCTION
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) grants certificates of need and route permits for certain high-voltage transmission lines (HVTL). Various statutory criterion exist that determine whether a transmission line needs a certificate of need from the PUC. One criterion is that the line be more than ten miles in length and have a capacity of 100 kilovolts (KV) or more. A route permit is required for a transmission line with a capacity of 100 KV or more with a length of greater than 1,500 feet. Thus, in certain circumstances, a transmission line may need a route permit but not a certificate of need.
Section 1 identifies certain HVTLs with a capacity of 100 KV or more located within a city in the metropolitan that are under ten miles in length and specifies circumstances when those lines would require a certificate of need. The PUC must make specified findings to grant the certificate of need. Route permit proceedings are suspended until the issue of granting a certificate of need is resolved.
Section 1 applies to pending and future certificate of need and route permit applications
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