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216E.02 SITING AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1. Policy. The legislature hereby declares it to be the policy of the state to locate
large electric power facilities in an orderly manner compatible with environmental preservation
and the efficient use of resources. In accordance with this policy the commission shall choose
locations that minimize adverse human and environmental impact while insuring continuing
electric power system reliability and integrity and insuring that electric energy needs are met
and fulfilled in an orderly and timely fashion.
Subd. 2. Jurisdiction. The commission is hereby given the authority to provide for site
and route selection for large electric power facilities. The commission shall issue permits for
large electric power facilities in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with the overall
determination of need for the project under section 216B.243 or 216B.2425. Questions of need,
including size, type, and timing; alternative system configurations; and voltage must not be
included in the scope of environmental review conducted under this chapter.
Subd. 3. Interstate routes. If a route is proposed in two or more states, the commission shall
attempt to reach agreement with affected states on the entry and exit points prior to designating
a route. The commission, in discharge of its duties pursuant to this chapter may make joint
investigations, hold joint hearings within or without the state, and issue joint or concurrent orders
in conjunction or concurrence with any official or agency of any state or of the United States. The
commission may negotiate and enter into any agreements or compacts with agencies of other
states, pursuant to any consent of Congress, for cooperative efforts in certifying the construction,
operation, and maintenance of large electric power facilities in accord with the purposes of this
chapter and for the enforcement of the respective state laws regarding such facilities.
History: 1973 c 591 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1977 c 439 s 6; 2001 c 212 art 7 s 3,4; 2005 c
97 art 3 s 3,19
Subdivision 1. Policy. The legislature hereby declares it to be the policy of the state to locate
large electric power facilities in an orderly manner compatible with environmental preservation
and the efficient use of resources. In accordance with this policy the commission shall choose
locations that minimize adverse human and environmental impact while insuring continuing
electric power system reliability and integrity and insuring that electric energy needs are met
and fulfilled in an orderly and timely fashion.
Subd. 2. Jurisdiction. The commission is hereby given the authority to provide for site
and route selection for large electric power facilities. The commission shall issue permits for
large electric power facilities in a timely fashion and in a manner consistent with the overall
determination of need for the project under section 216B.243 or 216B.2425. Questions of need,
including size, type, and timing; alternative system configurations; and voltage must not be
included in the scope of environmental review conducted under this chapter.
Subd. 3. Interstate routes. If a route is proposed in two or more states, the commission shall
attempt to reach agreement with affected states on the entry and exit points prior to designating
a route. The commission, in discharge of its duties pursuant to this chapter may make joint
investigations, hold joint hearings within or without the state, and issue joint or concurrent orders
in conjunction or concurrence with any official or agency of any state or of the United States. The
commission may negotiate and enter into any agreements or compacts with agencies of other
states, pursuant to any consent of Congress, for cooperative efforts in certifying the construction,
operation, and maintenance of large electric power facilities in accord with the purposes of this
chapter and for the enforcement of the respective state laws regarding such facilities.
History: 1973 c 591 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1977 c 439 s 6; 2001 c 212 art 7 s 3,4; 2005 c
97 art 3 s 3,19
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