After the conclusion of hearings conducted pursuant to Section 25336, and no later than 180 days after the date of certification of the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 25332, the commission shall issue a proposed decision that contains its findings and conclusions regarding all of the following matters:
(a) Conformity of the proposed transmission corridor zone with the strategic plan adopted pursuant to Section 25324.
(b) Suitability of the proposed transmission corridor zone with respect to environmental, public health and safety, land use, economic, and transmission-system impacts.
(c) Mitigation measures and alternatives as may be needed to protect environmental quality, public health and safety, the state’s electric transmission grid, or any other relevant matter.
(d) Other factors that the commission considers relevant.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 638, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)