Regulations for Electric Transmission and Fuel Gas Transmission Lines Ten or More Miles Long (New York)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

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Place	New York
Name	Regulations for Electric Transmission and Fuel Gas Transmission Lines Ten or More Miles Long (New York)
Policy Type	Siting and Permitting
Affected Technologies	Biomass/Biogas, Coal with CCS, Concentrating Solar Power, Geothermal Electric, Hydroelectric, Hydroelectric (Small), Natural Gas, Nuclear, Solar Photovoltaics, Tidal Energy, Wave Energy, Wind energy
Active Policy	Yes
Implementing Sector	State/Province
Program Administrator	New York State Public Service Commission
Primary Website	http://www3.dps.ny.gov/N/nycrr16.nsf/Parts/C31813D506E48ED485256FC7004E850E?OpenDocument
Last Review	2014-09-15

Summary

Any person who wishes to construct an electric or gas transmission line that is more than ten miles long must file documents describing the construction plans and potential land use and environmental impacts of the proposed transmission line. The regulations describe application and review procedures, as well as documents that must be submitted with the application.

Policy Contact

Contact Name	Hon. Jeffrey Cohen
Department	New York State Public Service Commission
Address	Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 3, Albany, NY 12223-1350
Phone	(518) 474-6530
Email	secretary@dps.ny.gov

Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)

Authority 1:	Regulations of the State of New York Vol. A Ch. 01 Rules of Procedure Subchapter G (85 through 88)
Date Effective	2011
Date Enacted	2010

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