[§269-27.5]  Construction of high-voltageelectric transmission lines; hearing.  Whenever a public utility plans toplace, construct, erect, or otherwise build a new 46 kilovolt or greaterhigh-voltage electric transmission system above the surface of the groundthrough any residential area, the public utilities commission shall conduct apublic hearing prior to its issuance of approval thereof.  Notice of thehearing shall be given in the manner provided in section 269-16 for notice ofpublic hearings. [L 1976, c 11, §2]

 

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  Where general public had substantial opportunity to provideinput, public utilities commission had established necessary procedures bywhich ratepayers could manifest their consent in order to persuade commissionthat cost of underground routing of transmission lines was acceptable.  81 H.459, 918 P.2d 561.