The following public notice is the Hearing for Need for the Oregon Public Utility Commission to make a decision on whether the Boardman to Hemingway power line is needed, in conjunction with its 2009 Integrated Resource Plan. If Need is granted to Idaho Power, then the OPUC can assign it the right to condemn property for the purposes of the utility.
ORS 758.015 Certificate of public convenience and necessity. http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/758.html
(1) When any person, as defined in ORS 758.400, providing electric utility service, as defined in ORS 758.400, or any transmission company, proposes to construct an overhead transmission line which will necessitate a condemnation of land or an interest therein, it shall petition the Public Utility Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity setting forth a detailed description and the purpose of the proposed transmission line, the estimated cost, the route to be followed, the availability of alternate routes, a description of other transmission lines connecting the same areas, and such other information in such form as the commission may reasonably require in determining the public convenience and necessity.
(1) When any person, as defined in ORS 758.400, providing electric utility service, as defined in ORS 758.400, or any transmission company, proposes to construct an overhead transmission line which will necessitate a condemnation of land or an interest therein, it shall petition the Public Utility Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity setting forth a detailed description and the purpose of the proposed transmission line, the estimated cost, the route to be followed, the availability of alternate routes, a description of other transmission lines connecting the same areas, and such other information in such form as the commission may reasonably require in determining the public convenience and necessity.
(2) The commission shall give notice and hold a public hearing on such petition. The commission, in addition to considering facts presented at such hearing, shall make the commission’s own investigation to determine the necessity, safety, practicability and justification in the public interest for the proposed transmission line and shall enter an order accordingly. The order shall be subject to review as in other cases. In any proceeding for condemnation, a certified copy of such order shall be conclusive evidence that the transmission line for which the land is required is a public use and necessary for public convenience.
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DATE: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
TIME: 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Four Rivers Cultural Center, Owyhee River Room, 676 SW 5th Ave, Ontario, OR 97914
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE: Sarah K. Wallace
You are invited to attend anytime from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to learn more about the Commission's review of Idaho Power's application. Members of the Commission Staff, Idaho Power, and customer groups (including SIP and MIP) will be available to answer questions from the public during this time.
A court reporter will be present to record comments. If you are unable to attend in person, written comments may be mailed to the Commission at:
Attn: LC 50
Public Utility Commission
P.O. Box 2148
Salem, OR 97308-2148
For more information contact the Commission's Consumer Services Division at 1-800-522-2404.
