1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/11/2010 10:43am
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A bill for an act
relating to utilities; regulating certain transmission lines; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 216B.243, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.243, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
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A high-voltage transmission line longer than one mile
with a capacity of 100 kilovolts or more that is located in a city of the first class in a
zone within one mile of the transmission line in which population density exceeds 8,000
persons per square mile, and that runs parallel to and is within one-quarter mile of a
below-grade bike and walking path that connects with other bike paths along a river, is
subject to the provisions of this section.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to all high-voltage transmission lines that have not received a routing permit
from the commission as of the effective date of this act.
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