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63H-2-302. Approval of qualifying transmission project.
(1) To approve a qualifying transmission project, the board shall determine that thetransmission project:
(a) contributes to the economy of the state and the one or more communities where thetransmission project is located;
(b) is strategically situated to maximize connections to a renewable energy source projectlocated in the state that is:
(i) existing;
(ii) under construction;
(iii) planned; or
(iv) foreseeable;
(c) is supported by a business case for providing the revenue necessary to:
(i) service an authority bond issued to finance the transmission project; and
(ii) finance the construction and operation of a transmission project;
(d) is supported by a transmission project plan related to:
(i) engineering;
(ii) environmental issues;
(iii) energy production;
(iv) load capacity; and
(v) any other issue related to the building and operation of a transmission line; and
(e) complies with the regulations of the following regarding the building of atransmission line or connection:
(i) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
(ii) the North American Electric Reliability Council; and
(iii) the Public Service Commission of Utah.
(2) This chapter may not be used to compel interconnection to or use of a transmission orinterconnection line or facility that belongs to another person.

Enacted by Chapter 378, 2009 General Session