Definitions.

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  • (1) "Affected entity" means an entity as defined in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103.
  • (2) "Affected landowner" means an owner of a property interest, as reflected in the most recent county or city tax records as receiving a property tax notice, whose property is located within a proposed corridor.
  • (3)
    • (a) "Construction" means the excavation, construction, and installation of a high voltage electric power line or upgraded high voltage transmission line.
    • (b) "Construction" does not include:
      • (i) the temporary use of sites; or
      • (ii) studies and tests for:
        • (A) requirements of this chapter;
        • (B) state regulations;
        • (C) federal regulations;
        • (D) securing geological and survey data; or
        • (E) any other actions taken by a public utility reasonably necessary to determine the location of a target study area or proposed corridor.
  • (4) "High voltage power line" means:
    • (a) an electrical high voltage power line with a nominal voltage of 230 kilovolts or more; and
    • (b) an upgraded high voltage power line.
  • (5) "Land use application" has the same meaning as provided in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103.
  • (6) "Land use authority" has the same meaning as provided in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103.
  • (7) "Land use permit" has the same meaning as Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103.
  • (8) "Legislative body" has the same meaning as provided in Sections 10-9a-103 and 17-27a-103.
  • (9) "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.
  • (10) "Proposed route" means the right-of-way needed for construction of the high voltage power line.
  • (11) "Public utility" has the same meaning as provided in Section 54-2-1.
  • (12) "Target study area" means the geographic area for a new high voltage transmission line or an upgraded high voltage power line as proposed by a public utility.
  • (13) "Upgraded high voltage power line" means increasing the voltage of an existing transmission line to 230 kilovolts or more.




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