Minnesota Statutes 216E.11 – Improvement of Sites and Routes
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Utilities that have acquired a site or route in accordance with this chapter may proceed to construct or improve the site or route for the intended purposes at any time, subject to section 216E.10, subdivision 2, provided that if the construction and improvement has not commenced within four years after a permit for the site or route has been issued, then the utility must certify to the commission that the site or route continues to meet the conditions upon which the site or route permit was issued.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 216E.11
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Minnesota Statutes 216E.01
- Construction: means any clearing of land, excavation, or other action that would adversely affect the natural environment of the site or route but does not include changes needed for temporary use of sites or routes for nonutility purposes, or uses in securing survey or geological data, including necessary borings to ascertain foundation conditions. See Minnesota Statutes 216E.01
- Route: means the location of a high voltage transmission line between two end points. See Minnesota Statutes 216E.01
- Site: means the location of a large electric power generating plant. See Minnesota Statutes 216E.01
- Utility: shall mean any entity engaged or intending to engage in this state in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy including, but not limited to, a private investor-owned utility, cooperatively owned utility, and a public or municipally owned utility. See Minnesota Statutes 216E.01