SF 1537

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/18/2010 08:48pm

A bill for an act
relating to energy; requiring a certificate of need for certain transmission lines.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin URBAN TRANSMISSION LINE; CERTIFICATE OF NEED
REQUIRED.
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new text begin 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 Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.243.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies only to high-voltage transmission lines described in this section that are the
subject of an application for a route permit under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E, that is
pending before the Public Utilities Commission on March 15, 2010.
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