(1) Before a public utility may file a land use application for a proposed high voltage power line, the public utility shall, in accordance with Subsection (2), identify a proposed corridor in the public utility’s land use application after:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 54-18-303

  • High voltage power line: means :
         (4)(a) an electrical high voltage power line with a nominal voltage of 230 kilovolts or more; and
         (4)(b) an upgraded high voltage power line. See Utah Code 54-18-102
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Proposed corridor: means the transmission line route within a target study area selected by the public utility as the public utility's proposed alignment for a high voltage power line. See Utah Code 54-18-102
  • Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1
     (1)(a) providing a notice of intent in accordance with Section 54-18-301; and
     (1)(b) conducting the public workshops in accordance with Section 54-18-302.
(2) If a public utility files a land use application for a high voltage power line, the public utility shall comply with the land use application requirements created by a legislative body and land use authority in accordance with Title 10, Chapter 9a, Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act, and Title 17, Chapter 27a, County Land Use, Development, and Management Act.
(3) A local government may request cost information for modifications to the utility’s proposed corridor in accordance with the provisions of Title 54, Chapter 14, Utility Facility Review Board Act.